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Charles d'Albert, 1st Duke of Luynes (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl dalbɛʁ]; 5 August 1578 – 15 December 1621) was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France , and in 1621, Constable of France .
22 de mar. de 2024 · Charles d’Albert, duke de Luynes (born Aug. 5, 1578—died Dec. 15, 1621, Longueville, Fr.) was a French statesman who, from 1617 to 1621, dominated the government of young King Louis XIII. The son of Honoré d’Albert, Seigneur (lord) de Luynes, he became the king’s falconer in 1611.
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Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was a British prince until 1919, the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, reigning from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918, and later a Nazi politician.
- 30 July 1900 – 14 November 1918
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
- Monarchy abolished
- Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Early Life
- Military Career and Education
- Marriage
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- Illness and Death
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Albert was born at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. His father was Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), the second and only surviving son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). His mother, the Duchess of York (later Q...
Beginning in 1909, Albert attended the Royal Naval College, Osborne, as a naval cadet. In 1911 he came bottom of the class in the final examination, but despite this he progressed to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. When his grandfather Edward VII diedin 1910, his father became King George V. Prince Edward became Prince of Wales, with Albert sec...
In a time when royalty were expected to marry fellow royalty, it was unusual that Albert had a great deal of freedom in choosing a prospective wife. An infatuation with the already-married Australian socialite Lady Loughborough came to an end in April 1920 when the King, with the promise of the dukedom of York, persuaded Albert to stop seeing her. ...
Reluctant king
King George V had severe reservations about Prince Edward, saying "After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in twelve months" and "I pray God that my eldest son will never marry and that nothing will come between Bertie and Lilibet and the throne." On 20 January 1936, George V died and Edward ascended the throne as King Edward VIII. In the Vigil of the Princes, Prince Albert and his three brothers (the new king, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Prince George, Duke of Kent) took a shift...
Early reign
Albert assumed the regnal name "George VI" to emphasise continuity with his father and restore confidence in the monarchy. The beginning of George VI's reign was taken up by questions surrounding his predecessor and brother, whose titles, style and position were uncertain. He had been introduced as "His Royal Highness Prince Edward" for the abdication broadcast, but George VI felt that by abdicating and renouncing the succession, Edward had lost the right to bear royal titles, including "Roya...
Second World War
Following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, the United Kingdom and the self-governing Dominions other than Ireland declared war on Nazi Germany. The King and Queen resolved to stay in London, despite German bombing raids. They officially stayed in Buckingham Palace throughout the war, although they usually spent nights at Windsor Castle. The first night of the Blitz on London, on 7 September 1940, killed about one thousand civilians, mostly in the East End. On 13 September, the...
The stress of the war had taken its toll on George's health, made worse by his heavy smoking, and subsequent development of lung cancer among other ailments, including arteriosclerosis and Buerger's disease. A planned tour of Australia and New Zealand was postponed after George developed an arterial blockage in his right leg, which threatened the l...
In the words of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) George Hardie, the abdication crisis of 1936 did "more for republicanism than fifty years of propaganda". George VI wrote to his brother Edward that in the aftermath of the abdication he had reluctantly assumed "a rocking throne" and tried "to make it steady again".He became king at a point when publ...
As Duke of York, Albert bore the royal arms of the United Kingdom differenced with a label of three points argent, the centre point bearing an anchor azure—a difference earlier awarded to his father, George V, when he was Duke of York, and then later awarded to his grandson Prince Andrew, Duke of York. As king, he bore the royal arms undifferenced.
General and cited sources
1. Bradford, Sarah (1989). King George VI. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-79667-1. 2. Howarth, Patrick (1987). George VI. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0-09-171000-2. 3. Judd, Denis (1982). King George VI. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0-7181-2184-6. 4. Matthew, H. C. G. (2004). "George VI (1895–1952)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33370. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.) 5. Rhodes James, R...
George VI at the website of the Royal Collection TrustFootage of King George VI stammering in a 1938 speech on YouTubeSoundtrack of King George VI Coronation speech in 1937 on YouTube- 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952
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Carlos, marqués de Albert, duque de Luynes (5 de agosto de 1578, Pont-Saint-Esprit – 15 de diciembre de 1621, Longueville cerca de Agen ). Fue un político francés, condestable y primer duque de Luynes. Primeros años de vida. Primer hijo de Honoré d'Albert (muerto en 1592), señor de Luynes, que estuvo la servicio del rey Enrique IV de Francia.
- 15 de diciembre de 1621 (43 años), París (Reino de Francia)
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Archduke Albert was an able field marshal who distinguished himself in the suppression of the Italian Revolution of 1848 and in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and whose reforms turned the Austrian Army into a modern fighting force after its rout by Prussia.
Influential chief minister for the young Louis XIII; Grand Falconer of France, 1616; created Duke of Luynes, 1619; Constable of France, 1621; son of Honoré d'Albert.
