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2 days ago · Charles and Diana's son, William, Prince of Wales, is likely to be the first British monarch descended from Charles II. Charles's eldest son, the Duke of Monmouth , led a rebellion against James II, but was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685, captured and executed.
2 days ago · Charles Fitzcharles, a natural son of Charles II., was created Viscount Totnes, and Earl of Plymouth, in 1675; he died without issue, in 1680. Although Totnes had a castle capable of being made a place of considerable strength, and was of some importance, as being on the road to Dartmouth, Plymouth, &c., we do not read of many ...
2 days ago · First elected in the Plymouth constituency as Viscount Ebrington in 1841, he was the son of the 2nd Earl Fortescue, who had first captured one of the Devon seats for the Reform cause back in 1818.
1 day ago · Dartmouth gave title of baron, in 1675, to Charles Fitzcharles, (created at the same time Viscount Totnes and Earl of Plymouth,) a natural son of the king, who died in 1680. In 1682, George Legge was created Baron Dartmouth; and in 1713, Viscount Lewisham and Earl of Dartmouth: his immediate descendant now enjoys that title.
Jun 21, 2024 · The Lord Steward reported from the Committee for Petitions, to whom was referred the humble Petition and Appeal of Alexander Fitton Esquire, from a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, in a Cause wherein the Right Honourable Charles Lord Gerrard (now Earl of Macclesfeld) was Plaintiff, against William Fitton Esquire the Petitioner's ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth (1657–1680), married Lady Bridget Osborne, daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, no issue; Catherine FitzCharles (born 1658; she either died young or became a nun) by Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland (in her own right), wife of Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine
2 days ago · Charles and Buckingham supported the impeachment of the Lord Treasurer, Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, who opposed war on grounds of cost and quickly fell in much the same manner Bacon had. James told Buckingham he was a fool, and presciently warned Charles that he would live to regret the revival of impeachment as a parliamentary ...
