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Hace 5 días · The offices of gentleman of the bedchamber were in the gift of the Crown. (fn. 1) From 1660 the office of first gentleman was invariably coupled with that of groom of the stole. Originally the gentlemen were sworn in pursuance of royal warrants directed to the lord chamberlain. (fn. 2) From 1685 to 1688 these warrants were directed to the groom ...
Hace 4 días · Occupants include: Earl Grandison, 1727–35. 2nd Viscount Vane, 1735–6. 5th Duke of Hamilton, 1737–43: his son, 6th Duke, 1745–7. 3rd Earl of Scarbrough, 1748–52: his wid., 1752–4: their son-in-law, Peter Ludlow, latterly 1st Baron and 1st Earl Ludlow, and their daughter Frances, 1754–95. 2nd Earl of Charlemont, 1836–55 (previously at No. 59). 3rd Marquess of Donegall, 1855–6 ...
Hace 4 días · It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess , earl , viscount, and baron. The title of dux, given by the Romans to high military commanders with territorial responsibilities, was assumed by the barbarian invaders of the Roman Empire and was used in their kingdoms and also in France ...
Hace 5 días · CATHEDRAL: HISTORICAL SURVEY. At the time of the Norman Conquest, the cathedral of the South Saxon see was at Selsey, and it was to this see that the first Norman bishop, Stigand, was consecrated in 1070. Either in anticipation, or as a result of the decree of the Council of London in 1075, which required the removal of the seats of bishoprics ...
Hace 4 días · George Augustus Chichester (1769–1844), 2e Marques de Donegall de John James Masquerier John James Masquerier | WahooArt.com + 1 707-877-4321 + 33 970-444-077
Hace 3 días · His son, Edward Somerset (1601-1667), 2nd marquess outlived his father by only a year. It was during this period that Oliver Cromwell seized parts of the family estate. Edward's eldest son and heir was Henry Somerset (1629-1700), 3rd marquess of Worcester and 1st Duke of Beaufort. In 1650 he sold #1,600 worth of the family estates in Glamorgan ...
Hace 5 días · David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, is the son of George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley, and Lavina Leslie. Lord Cholmondeley's paternal grandmother was Sybil Sassoon. He is a descendant of Great Britain's first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Lord Cholmondeley was the Lord Great Chamberlain ...
