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Hace 2 días · Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire: 1833–1908 1892 Former Secretary of State for War 800 James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn: 1838–1913 1892 Lord Lieutenant of Donegal 801 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery: 1847–1929 1892 Prime Minister 1894–1895 Knight of the Thistle: 802 Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia: 1868 ...
Hace 3 días · It descended to William Cavendish, duke of Devonshire (d. 1811), and to William George Spencer Cavendish, duke of Devonshire (d. 1858), who acquired much neighbouring property, including the Corney House and Heathfield House estates, and held 655 a., covering half of the parish, in 1847.
Hace 3 días · They are now the property of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. The manor of Wyndley belonged in the reign of Henry VII. to the Knivetons. John Bradshaw, Esq., who died in 1523, was seised of a moiety of this manor, and of the manor of Champeyne, inherited by his family from the Fouchers, who had married the heiress of Champeyne, The Fouchers had a park here in 1330.
Hace 3 días · In Bruhn's "Life of Von Humboldt" it is related that, "While travelling in England, in 1790, with George Forster, Humboldt obtained permission to make use of the library of the eminent chemist and philosopher, Henry Cavendish, second son of the Duke of Devonshire, on condition, however, that he was on no account to presume so far as to speak to or even greet the shy and aristocratic owner ...
Hace 2 días · Price: £30.00. Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 is the first of two volumes based on exhaustive research on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Rory Muir – to be precise, it is based on 30 years work on the subject. As Muir makes clear in his preface, his aim is a thorough re-assessment of Wellington’s life, countering ...
Hace 5 días · At the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will join veterans and their families at the Royal British Legion’s Service of Remembrance. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will attend ‘ D-Day 80: Remembering the Normandy Landings ’, an evening of music-led, multi-generational storytelling, reflecting on the Second World War at the Royal Albert Hall.
Hace 5 días · The historic residence of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, the heads of the Cavendish family, since 1549, its notable members include Duchess Georgina Spencer, an ancestor of Princess Diana.
