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George Monck was one of the architects of the Restoration of the monarchy, along with Pepys' patron Edward Montagu. He was an accomplished military commander and served as Joint-Commander-in-Chief with Prince Rupert, in the campaign of 1666 against the Dutch. Pepys disliked Monck and criticised his judgement calling him a 'heavy dull man'.
George Monck. George Monck, pierwszy diuk Albemarle (ur. 6 grudnia 1608 w Potheridge, Devon, zm. 3 stycznia 1670 w Londynie) – polityk angielski . Następca Richarda Cromwella jako przywódca Republiki Angielskiej ( Commonwealth of England) w 1658. Wydatnie przyczynił się do restauracji dynastii Stuartów i wstąpienia na tron Karola II w 1660.
George Monck was forever preserved in English history with his res toration of Charles II.4 Already a great saint in the royalists' calendar, Monck had ten more years to live among them as the First Duke of Albemarle. After his years in camp as Cromwell's general in Scotland, his new life at Court did not come easily to the king-maker.
8 de may. de 2024 · George Monck. George was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck (or Monk) and Elizabeth (Smith) and was born at Potheridge in Devon 6th December 1608. George was a distinguished naval captain and under Cromwell he was General of the land forces and Admiral at Sea. He was principally responsible for the restoration of Charles II to the throne in ...
George Monck, primo duca di Albemarle, conte di Torrington e barone di Potheridge ( Great Potheridge House, 6 dicembre 1608 – Londra, 3 gennaio 1670 ), è stato un ammiraglio inglese ma anche uomo politico, figura chiave del periodo di restaurazione del potere monarchico dopo il periodo repubblicano sotto i Protettorati di Oliver e Richard ...
29 de may. de 2018 · Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle (1608–70). Monck, a stolid and taciturn soldier, played a crucial part in bringing about the Restoration of 1660. The younger son of a Devon gentry family, he had his career to make. In the 1630s he was in the Dutch service but at the outbreak of the Civil War joined the king.
General George Monck is famous for the key role he played in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. His actions changed the course of British history, but his statesmanship in the dangerous time between the death of Cromwell and the bloodless return of Charles II distracts attention from his extraordinary career as a soldier and general, admiral, governor and administrator.
