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29 apr 2024 · A portrait of Somerset in Garter robes from the collection of the Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery. Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC (1629 – 21 January 1700) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester.
3 giorni fa · This is a list of the various different nobles and magnates including both lords spiritual and lords secular. It also includes nobles who were vassals of the king but were not based in England (Welsh, Irish, French). Additionally nobles of lesser rank who appear to have been prominent in England at the time.
3 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.
29 apr 2024 · Amice (Countess) - Amice (died 1215) was a Countess of Rochefort and suo jure countess of Leicester. She is associated with England but is thought to have spent most of her life in France.
20 apr 2024 · A Medieval Loser? The Trials and Tribulations of Robert Curthose (FOGC) Saturday 20 April, 2.30pm. Dr Gregory Lippiatt, a lecturer in medieval history at Exeter University who has a special interest in the Crusades, will give a talk on one of Gloucester Cathedral’s residents, Robert Curthose, also known as Robert Duke of Normandy.
16 apr 2024 · Alice of Lusignan or Alice of Angouleme (born after October 1236 - May 1290) was the first wife of Marcher baron Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Gloucester and half-niece of King Henry III of England. Alice was born on an unknown date, sometime after October 1236 in Angouleme, Poitou, France.
2 giorni fa · Eleanor was descended from the Counts of Toulouse through her grandmother, Philippa, Countess of Toulouse. Philippa was the sole child of William IV of Toulouse, but following his death in 1093, it was his brother, Philippa's uncle, Raymond IV (r. 1094–1105) who asserted a right to the title.
