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2 giorni fa · Two, both on the riverside, were inherited by Elizabeth Byng, wife of the Hon. Robert Byng — the third son of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington — from her father, Jonathan Forward, a contractor of transports, who had bought them in 1754.
3 giorni fa · George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was born in 1663. His career at first wavered between the army and the navy, and he actually held commissions in both services. In 1688 he was entrusted with the task of canvassing the navy captains in the interests of the Prince of Orange, and obtained the latter's goodwill.
5 giorni fa · The same year Thomas Newport, second son of the Earl of Bradford, was created Baron Torrington: he died in 1719 without issue; and in 1720 Sir George Byng was created Viscount Torrington, which title is still enjoyed by his descendant.
4 giorni fa · Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy was a British field marshal and a commander in World War I. A career soldier from 1883, Byng was promoted to major general in 1909. As commander of the Canadian Corps in France (from May 1916), he was responsible for one of the most famous Canadian.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
17 mag 2024 · Se volete seguire i libri di Bridgerton cronologicamente, leggeteli in quest’ordine:** Il duca e io; Il visconte che mi amava; La proposta di un gentiluomo; Un uomo da conquistare; A Sir Phillip...
17 mag 2024 · ADMIRAL HON JOHN Byng is geboren op 29 oktober 1704 in Southill, Bedfordshire, England, zoon van George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington i Byng DNA999Z- (fake pic)- Haplo en Viscountess of Torrington - Lady MARGARET Master. Hij is overleden op 14 maart 1757 in Aboard the captured French 74 gun Monique, Portsmouth harbour.
13 mag 2024 · ROBERT - Governor of Barbados - Byng is geboren op 27 november 1703 in Wrotham, Kent, England, zoon van George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington i Byng DNA999Z- (fake pic)- Haplo en Viscountess of Torrington - Lady MARGARET Master. Hij is overleden oktober 1740 in Barbardos, Caribbean, West Indies.
