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5 giorni fa · Fergus Bowes-Lyon was born on 18 April 1889 at Forbes House, Ham, Surrey, the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Fergus was one of ten children.
4 giorni fa · Do you know who Cecilia Bowes Lyon Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was? The name 'Elizabeth' often strikes you when you think of famous royals. The last Queen was Her Royal Highness Elizabeth II, but we are not discussing her today; rather, it is someone more exquisite. Cecilia Bowes Lyon, Countess Of Strathmore And Kinghorne, the
4 giorni fa · Hannan refers to the ‘socially encompassing character of natural history’ in the eighteenth century and incorporates case studies from across the social spectrum, ranging from the second Duchess of Portland, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-85) to botanist and illustrator James Bolton, the son of a weaver (p. 103).
6 giorni fa · 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.
3 giorni fa · After years of trying to get her order to return to the habit, she happened to hear about the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter starting a group of sisters, and she had rediscovered the Latin Mass and fell in love with it, Mother Cecilia said.
4 giorni fa · K-Ming Chang’s taut novella “Cecilia” explores the intensity of desire by slinking along the razor-thin line between love and obsession, between the desire to cuddle someone or consume them.
3 giorni fa · Widowed and heartbroken, Cecilia carried on in her mission to spread the Gospel and bring the Roman pagans to Christ. She opened her home to priests to celebrate Mass in secret, and she poured herself into charity and service to the poor. Reports of her life attribute nearly four hundred conversions to Cecilia.
