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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 ...
George Monck of Monk (Merton , 6 december 1608 – 3 januari 1670), eerste hertog van Albemarle, was een Engels militair. Monck werd geboren in Great Potheridge House te Merton. Hij was een bijzonder onwaarschijnlijke oorlogsheld, van lage afkomst, zwaar en traag, maar met een goede dosis gezond verstand en het zeldzame geluk om op het juiste moment op de juiste plaats te zijn.
Hace 6 días · 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 ...
The epithet most often associated with George Monck is ‘honest’ and, in the midst of a dispute about the marriage portion due to Elizabeth Monck, Colonel Pride and his son went out of their way to pin the blame (if any) on Elizabeth Monck’s maternal relatives, assuring the court that George Monck was a man of ‘so great honour and integrity’ that he could not possibly be involved in ...
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.
George Monck dit Monk ( 6 décembre 1608 – 3 janvier 1670 ), 1er duc d'Albemarle (Aumale), Général de la mer (amiral) ( 1652 ), est un des principaux personnages de l'État sous Oliver Cromwell, pour qui il mena la répression en Écosse, avant de changer de camp et de contribuer à la restauration du roi Charles II .
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.
