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Hace 4 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 ...
The life and career of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 1720–94, 9th earl of Lincoln (1730) and 2nd duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (1768), based on MSS. and papers at present in the keeping of the University of Nottingham.
Hace 5 días · The last aristocratic resident was Elizabeth, the widowed Duchess of Albemarle, eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle, who lived at Newcastle House until her death in 1734. The 'Mad Duchess' had been unhinged for some time, and after her first husband's death apparently refused to marry any but a crown prince.
Hace 4 días · However, Charles's insistence on giving command of the English force to his unpopular royal favourite George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, undermined that support. Unfortunately for Charles and Buckingham, the relief expedition proved a fiasco (1627), [20] and Parliament, already hostile to Buckingham for his monopoly on royal patronage , opened impeachment proceedings against him. [21]
Hace 5 días · The current Private Secretary to The Queen is The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Young KCVO, who took up the role on the 1st September 2017. Sir Edward had earlier served as Deputy Private Secretary and Assistant Private Secretary, having joined The Royal Household in 2004. Previously, he had worked for Granada PLC as Head of Corporate Communications and ...
Hace 4 días · Henry Stuart 1545–1567 1st Duke of Orkney: James Hepburn c. 1534 –1578 4th Earl of Bothwell: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 1517–1554 2nd Duke of Suffolk & 3rd Marquess of Dorset: Frances Grey 1517–1559 Duchess of Suffolk: Adrian Stokes (courtier) 1533–1586 an English courtier and politician: Eleanor Clifford 1519–1547 Countess of ...
Hace 4 días · Henry VIII acknowledged only one illegitimate child whose mother was Elizabeth Blount. It is suspected that he had several other illegitimate children by other mistresses. Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519 – 1536) King Charles II (reigned 1660 – 1685)
