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Jun 28, 2024 · On June 28, 1716, fifty-year-old George Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Northumberland died suddenly at Frogmore House. He was buried at Westminster Abbey in London, England, in the Duke of Albemarle’s Vault in the north aisle of the Henry VII Chapel.
Jun 18, 2024 · In the like Manner George Fitzroy Duke of Northumberland was introduced, between the Duke of Somerset and the Duke of Ormond. His Patent bears Date 6° Die Aprilis , 34° Caroli Secundi Regis; and so was placed in his Place, according to his Creation.
1 day ago · George Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1665 – 1716), married (1) Catherine Wheatley, no children (2) Mary Dutton, no children On November 22, 1689, 17-year-old Lady Barbara became a novice at the Benedictine English Priory of St. Nicholas in Pontoise , Normandy, France, taking the name Sister Benedicta.
Jun 28, 2024 · George Fitzroy (1665–1716), created Earl of Northumberland (1674), Duke of Northumberland (1678) ( Barbara (Benedicta) Fitzroy (1672–1737) – She was probably the child of John Churchill , later Duke of Marlborough , who was another of Cleveland's many lovers, [149] and was never acknowledged by Charles as his own daughter.
3 days ago · The title of Viscount Falmouth was given to George Fitzroy when he was created Earl of Northumberland, in 1674; it became extinct in 1716. Viscount Launceston was one of the titles given to Frederic Prince of Wales, in 1726, as Viscount Trematon was one of those given the same year to William Duke of Cumberland.
Jun 27, 2024 · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Jun 24, 2024 · Only a year after the marriage Elizabeth’s eldest son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, died. Richmond had been married in 1533, to Mary Howard, a younger daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, though the marriage was never consummated due to the young couple’s tender ages.
