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sir George Monck 1660 körül. George Monck, Albemarle első hercege ( Merton kerület, 1608. december 6. – London, 1670. január 3.) a 17. század közepének egyik legismertebb angol katonája, a második angol–holland háborúban az angol flotta főparancsnoka.
Biography. The career of ‘honest George Monck’ requires only a brief summary. His family had been established in Devon since the 12th century, but his father was the first to enter Parliament and then only in the hope of escaping from a debtors’ prison. With a younger son’s portion of £20 p.a. Monck became a professional soldier.
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, lived from 6 December 1608 to 3 January 1670. Also known as the Earl of Torrington, and Baron Monck of Potheridge, Beauchamp And Teyes, Monck was an English soldier who served as Cromwell's military governor in Scotland and who later brought about the restoration of Charles II.
George Monck, the son of a baron, was born in Devon 1608. Monck became a professional soldier and on the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the forces supporting Charles I. Monck was captured at the Battle of Nantwich in 1644. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years and in 1647 agreed to become a commander in the Parliamentary army.
Monck intervenes In February 1660, General George Monck marched south from Coldstream in Scotland to lend his support to Parliament. After entering London with his troops, he secured the readmission to the Rump Parliament of those members who had been excluded during Pride's Purge in 1648.
George Monck. George Monck, 1. hertug av Albemarle, (født 6. desember 1608 i Great Torrington i Devon, død 3. januar 1670 i London) var en engelsk soldat og politiker og en nøkkelfigur i restaurasjonen av Karl II av England. Ved utbruddet av den andre anglo-nederlandske krig ble han utnevnt til øverste kommandør for den engelske flåten.
9 de may. de 2024 · General Monck, seen here in his Garter robes, played a key role in the Restoration of Charles II. Cromwell's commander-in-chief in Scotland, he had become convinced that chaos would result if the monarchy were not restored and so in 1660 he marched his army to London and arranged for Charles II's return. The King rewarded him with a dukedom.
