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3 giorni fa · Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl Temple, born in 1711, was the eldest son of Richard Grenville, of Wotton Hall, Bucks. His mother Hester was sister of Richard, Viscount Cobham, on whose death in 1749 she succeeded as Viscountess and a few weeks later was created Countess of Temple.
5 giorni fa · Richard, their eldest son, who was lord of Wotton Underwood in 1733 and 1742, became Earl Temple at his mother's death in 1752. (fn. 64) She had succeeded to the estate of her brother Richard, Viscount Cobham, at Stowe, which henceforth became the family's chief seat, and with which Wotton descended until the death of the last Duke ...
3 giorni fa · Members of Parliament. THE origin of the House of Commons, at least in its present form, is a point that has been contested with great earnestness by several eminent writers; the first express writ that is found of any knights of counties, by name, summoned to our parliaments, as members, is that of the clause-roll of the 49th of king Henry III. anno 1264, requiring sheriffs to summon two ...
5 giorni fa · Richard Dickens, who succeeded, and held the manor in 1601, may have been son of Thomas and Philippa. He had been succeeded before 1605–6 by John Dickens, who conveyed the manor in that year to Thomas Lyttelton. From that date it has descended with the manor of Hagley (q.v.), and now belongs to Viscount Cobham.
3 giorni fa · Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de Lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.
4 giorni fa · Set within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Cobham Wood is one of the few ancient wood pastures remaining in the UK. Comprising of open grassland and mature trees, this Special Site of Scientific Interest is grazed by Highland Cattle.
4 giorni fa · Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, British politician and soldier – Cobhamite John Cockerill , British businessman – Cockerill-Sambre William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody , American frontiersman and entertainer – Cody, Wyoming
