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In 1681, he was raised to the status of Baron Carteret. The Carterets had three sons: George Carteret (11 February 1689 – 8 June 1689), died in infancy; John Carteret, later 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), who was married twice: first, to Frances Worsley in 1710, and second, to Lady Sophia Fermor, in 1744. He had children by both marriages.
George Carteret, however, was determined to hold out at Elizabeth Castle, in the hopes that a royalist relief force from France would arrive, or in the hopes of frustrating the parliamentarians so much that they abandoned the siege. Elizabeth Castle was a far more imposing fortification than the likes of Mont Orgueil or St. Aubin's Fort.
Georgiana Caroline Clavering-Cowper, Countess Cowper (née Hon. Georgiana Carteret; 12 March 1715 – 21 August 1780) was an English noblewoman and literary patron. Countess Cowper was the third daughter of John Carteret and his first wife, the former Frances Worsley. Her first husband, whom she married on 14 February 1732, was John Spencer MP. [1]
He was the eldest son of Sir George Carteret and his wife and cousin, Elizabeth de Cartetet. [1]Philip was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 15 February 1665.. He married Lady Jemima Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich and Jemima Crewe, in an arranged marriage on 31 July 1665.
Christina Hendricks and George Bianchini Presley Ann/Getty Images for The Art of Elysium Christina Hendricks tied the knot with George Bianchini during a star-studded wedding in New Orleans. The ...
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Frances Carteret, Lady Carteret (née Worsley, 6 March 1694 – 20 June 1743) was an English noblewoman who served as the vicereine of Ireland. Known as a popular hostess, she was the subject of poetry by Jonathan Swift and Patrick Delany .
George and Amal Clooney have plans — “somewhere” — to celebrate a very special day.. The happy couple, married on Sept. 27, 2014, teased how they were going to honor their 10th anniversary ...