James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde - James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (October 19, 1610 - 1688) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the eldest son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles, and of Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Poyntz, and the grandson of Walter, 11th Earl of Ormonde. He was born in London. On the death of his father by drowning in 1619, the boy was made a royal ward by James I, removed from his Roman Catholic tutor, and placed in the household of George Abbot, archbishop of Canterbury, with whom he stayed until 1625, when he went to live in Ireland with his grandfather. In 1629, he married his cousin, the Lady Elizabeth Preston, daughter and heiress of Richard, Earl of Desmond,.
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 2nd duke of Ormonde (April 29, 1665 - November 16, 1745), Irish statesman and soldier, son of Thomas, earl of Ossory, and grandson of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born in Dublin and was educated in France and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford. On the death of his father in 1680 he became earl of Ossory by courtesy. He obtained command of a cavalry regiment in Ireland in 1684, and having received an appointment at court on the accession of James II, he served against the Duke of Monmouth (1685). Having succeeded his grandfather as duke of Ormonde in 1688, he joined William of Orange, by whom he was made colonel of a regiment of horse-guards,.
James Butler - James Butler James Butler was the given name of two Dukes of Ormonde: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde.
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640 - 1707) was a soldier and statesman. A Whig under Charles II of England and James II of England, he was leader of the anti-court and anti-Romanist party in the House of Commons. He was a strong supporter of the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 which brought William of Orange to the throne. He was created the 1st Duke (1694) and also Marquess of Hartington in recognition for his services. He was married to Lady Mary Butler (1646-1707), daughter of the 1st Duke of Ormonde, of Kilkenny Castle. He was also a famous womanizer. Preceded by: William Cavendish Earl of Devonshire Followed by: William Cavendish Preceded by: New Creation Duke of Devonshire Followed by: William Cavendish.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (January 10, 1628 - April 16, 1687), English statesman, son of the 1st Duke. He was brought up, together with his younger brother Francis, by King Charles I with his own children, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of M.A. in 1642. He fought for the king in the Civil War, and took part in the attack on Lichfield Close in April 1643. Subsequently, under the care of the Earl of Northumberland, the two brothers travelled abroad and lived at Florence and Rome. When the Second Civil War broke out they joined Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland in Surrey, in July 1648. Francis Villiers was killed near Kingston upon Thames,.
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset - Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406?- May 22,1455) was an English nobleman and an important figure in the Wars of the Roses and in the Hundred Years War. He was the third son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset. As a young man he became a commander in the English army in France. After his re-capture of Harfleur he was named a Knight of the Garter in 1436. After subsequent success he was created Earl of Dorset (1442) and the next year Marquess of Dorset. The year after that (1444) he succeeded his brother John as 4th Earl of Somerset in 1444. During the five year truce from 1444 to 1449, Somerset was Lieutenant of France. In 1448 he was created.
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory - Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory (July 8 or 9 1634 - July 30, 1680), eldest son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born at Kilkenny. His early years were spent in Ireland and France, and he became an accomplished athlete and by no means an indifferent scholar. Having come to London in 1652 he was rightly suspected of sympathizing with the exiled royalists, and in 1655 was put into prison by Cromwell; after his release about a year later he went to Holland and married a Dutch lady of good family, accompanying Charles II to England in 1660. In 1661 Butler became a member of both the English and the Irish Houses of Commons, representing Bristol in the former and.
Knights of the Garter (1349-1699) - highest order of chivalry in the British honours system. Dates of installation/investiture, or, where that is unknown or not applicable, of appointment (app). Sir William FitzWaryne (app c.1359) Robert Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk (c.1348) William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (1349) Reginald Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham of Sterborough (app c.1352) Sir Richard de la Vache (app c.1356) Thomas Ughtred, Lord Ughtred (1358) Sir Walter Manny (1359) Sir Frank van Hale (app c.1359) Sir Thomas Ufford (1360) Lionel of Antwerp, later Duke of Clarence, 3rd son of King Edward III (1360) John of Gaunt, later Duke of Lancaster, 4th son of King Edward III (1360) Edmund of Langley, later Duke of York, 5th son of King Edward III (app c.1360) Edward le Despencer, 5th Lord le Despencer (1361) Sir John.
Earl of Derby - Henry III 3 The Stanley Creation 4 Earls of Derby, first Creation (1138) 5 Earls of Derby, second Creation (1337) 6 Earls of Derby, third Creation (1485) The Ferrers Creation "Ferrer" is Norman French and means "to bind with iron" or " to shoe a horse". Ferrières in Normandy, the hometown of the de Ferrers family, was an important centre for ironwork. The Ferrers coat of arms shows six black horseshoes on a silver background. They were descended from Henry de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Ferrières, Lord of Longueville, Normandy, and a Domesday Commissioner; he built Tutbury Castle and Duffield Castle and had large holdings in Derbyshire as well as 17 other counties. Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Ferrières (1062-1139) was created Earl of Derby by King Stephen in 1138.
1688 - 3 Deaths Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the "Immortal Seven", invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. November 5 - Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Brixham but James II of England was prevented from meeting him in battle because many of his officers and men were deserting to the other side. December 11 - After a series of defeats King James II of England flees England for Ireland. Austria occupies Belgrade. Friedrich I of Prussia becomes Kurfürst (Elector) of Brandenburg. Francesco Morosini becomes Doge of Venice. James, Callinicus II, and Neophytus IV are Patriarchs of Constantinople. Gerasimus I succeeds Parthenius I as Patriarch of Alexandria. Jan Stanislaw Zbaski succeeds Mikolaj Stefan Radziejowski as bishop of Warmia. Peter Delanoy succeeds Stephanus Van Cortlandt as mayor.
List of Lords Lieutenant of Ireland - remain in office but left the office empty for a period (sometimes to return to the Court of St. James, sometimes to return to their British estates) before either being replaced or returning, it is difficult to state terms of office with any accuracy. As a result, the date of appointment of each, rather than a specified term of office, is stated in brackets. Though the office existed earlier, because of difficulty in getting clear information this list begins in 1529. In the earlier years, there were frequently long vacancies, during which a Lord Deputy or Lord Justice would act as chief governor. Kingdom of Ireland Piers Butler, 1st Earl of Ossory (Lord Deputy): 4 August 1528 Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset: 22 June 1529 William Skeffington (Lord Deputy):.
List of people by name: Bu - Bk - Bl - Bm - Bn - Bo - Bp - Bq - Br - Bs - Bt - Bu - Bv - Bw - Bx - By - Bz Buachalla, Domhnall Ua, (1932-36/7) Buarque, Chico, singer Buber, Martin, (1878-1965), philosopher Bubis, Ignaz, (died 1999), German Jewish community leader, aged 72 Bubka, Sergey, (born 1963), Russian athlete (pole vault) Bucar, Metka, (born 1903), actress. Bucerius, Gerd, (1906-1995), publisher and publicist Bucer, Martin, (born 1491), German Protestant reformer Buchan, John, (1875-1940), Scottish author Buchanan, James, (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States Buchanan, James M, (born 1919), economist Buchanan, John MacLennan, Canadian senator Buchanan, Ken, (born 1945), world champion boxer Buchanan, Patrick J. "Pat, (born 1938), USA conservative commentator Buchholz, Horst, (died 2003), German actor Buchli, James, astronaut Büchmann, Georg, (1822-1884),.
Lord High Constable - of honour. In feudal times martial law was administered in the court of the lord high constable. The constableship was granted as a grand serjeanty with the earldom of Hereford by the empress Maud to Milo of Gloucester, and was carried by his heiress to the Bohuns, earls of Hereford and Essex. Through a coheiress of the Bohuns it descended to the Staffords, dukes of Buckingham; and on the attainder of Edward Stafford, third duke of Buckingharn, in the reign of Henry VIII. it became merged in the crown. The Lacys and Verduns were hereditary constables of Ireland from the 12th to the 14th century; and the Hays, earls of Erroll, have been hereditary constables of Scotland from early in. the 14th century. Lord High Constables of England, 1139-1521 Milo de.
Lord Steward - Board of Green Cloth under him. First, the lord steward’s court, superseded in 1541 by - second - the Marshalsea court, a court of record having jurisdiction, both civil and criminal within the verge (the area within 1 radius of 12 m. from where the sovereign is resident), and originally held for the purpose of administering justice between the domestic servants of the sovereign, "that they might not be drawn into other courts and their service lost." Its criminal jurisdiction had long fallen into disuse and its civil jurisdiction was abolished in 1849. Third, the palace court, created by letters patent in 1612 and renewed in 1665 with jurisdiction over all personal matters arising between parties within 12 miles of Whitehall (the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea court, the City of London,.
Lord High Steward - most powerful men of the kingdom. From the late 12th century, the office was considered to be bound with the Earldom of Leicester. When the House of Lancaster ascended the throne in 1399, Henry IV made his second son, Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Lord High Steward, but following the latter's death in 1421 the office has generally remained vacant, except at coronations and during the trial of peers, when the Lord High Steward presides. In general, the Lord Chancellor was appointed to act as Lord High Steward in the latter situation. This right of the Lord High Steward was taken away following the Second World War. In Scotland, the hereditary position of High Steward was given in the 12th century to Walter Fitzalan, whose descendants became the Stewart family..
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle - George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle George Monk or Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (6 December 1608 - 3 January 1670), second son of Sir Thomas Monk, a gentleman of good family but in embarrassed circumstances, was born at Potheridge, near Torrington, in Devonshire. Having thrashed the under-sheriff of the county in revenge for a wrong done to his father, he had to leave home, and naturally took up soldiering. He served as a volunteer in the expedition to Cadiz (1626), and the next year did good service at the siege of the Isle of Rhé. In 1629 Monk went to the Netherlands, then a centre of warfare, and there he gained a high reputation as a leader and a disciplinarian. In 1638 he threw up his commission.
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington - Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618 - July 28, 1685), was an English statesman. He was the son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Middlesex, and of Dorothy Crofts, was baptized at Little Saxham, Suffolk, in 1618, and was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He gained some distinction as a scholar and a poet, and was originally destined for holy orders. In 1643 he was secretary to Lord Digby at Oxford, and was employed as a messenger between the queen and Ormonde in Ireland. Subsequently he took up arms for the king, and received a wound in the skirmish at Andover in 1644, the scar of which remained on his face through life. And after the defeat of.
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678 - December 12, 1751), was an English statesman and writer. He was the son of Sir Henry St John, Bart. (afterwards 1st Viscount St John), and of Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Warwick. His exact date of birth is unknown, but he was baptized on October 10 1678, and was educated at Eton. He travelled abroad during 1698 and 1699 and acquired an exceptional knowledge of French, but also led an exceptionally dissipated and extravagant youth. Oliver Goldsmith reported that he had been seen to "run naked through the park in a state of intoxication." Swift, his intimate friend, said that he wanted to be thought the Alcibiades or Petronius of his age,.
Knights of the Garter (after 1899) - of chivalry in the British honours system. Before 1904 - Dates of installation/investiture, or, where that is unknown or not applicable, of appointment (app). After 1904 - date of appointment William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1900) Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, 1st woman appointed to the order since the end of the creation of "Ladies of the Garter" in 1488, although obviously Queens Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, Anne, and Victoria had been ex officio members (1901) Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Field Marshal, last Commander-in-Chief of the Army (1901) Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, great grandson of Queen Victoria (1901) King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1902) Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford (1902) Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of.
June 16 - - Athanase Coquerel, French protestant preacher (†1875) 1826 - Baron von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (†1897) 1829 - Geronimo, Apache warrior and leader (†1909) 1836 - Wesley Merritt, soldier (†1910 ) 1837 - Ernst Laas, German philosopher (†1885) 1838 - Cushman Davis, politican (†1900) 1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, engineer (†1913) 1858 - King Gustav V of Sweden (†1950) 1874 - Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada (†1960) 1880 - Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian -American chemist and historian (†1963) 1890 - Stan Laurel, actor, comedian (†1965) 1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1979 (†1987) 1902 - Barbara McClintock, geneticist (†1992) 1902 - George Gaylord Simpson, paleontologist (†1984) 1907.
