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In 1877 Battersea married Constance, daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, whom he met in 1864 through his friendship with her cousin, Leopold de Rothschild. [13] The marriage was childless. Battersea favoured men: a close friend and possible lover was the psychical researcher Frederic W. H. Myers. [4]
The title of Duke of Cambridge, first created in 1660, superseded an earlier title of Earl of Cambridge. The title became extinct several times before being revived in 2011, when Queen Elizabeth II bestowed it on her grandson Prince William on 29 April 2011 upon his marriage to Catherine Middleton .
The Wellington-Winchilsea Duel took place on 21 March 1829 at Battersea, then in Surrey on the outskirts of London. It was a bloodless duel fought between the British Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Next on the royal family tree is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the first-born son of Prince Charles and his late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. By virtue ...
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— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) September 1, 2016 It was created in 1337 by Edward III for his son, Edward the Black Prince, and is passed on to provide income from ...
Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), 1667: King George I 1660–1727: Ernest Augustus 1674–1728 Duke of York and Albany: Charles Stuart 1660–1661 styled Duke of Cambridge: James Stuart 1663–1667 Duke of Cambridge: Queen Anne 1665–1714: Charles Stuart 1666–1667 designated Duke of Kendal: Edgar Stuart 1667–1671 Duke of Cambridge: Charles ...
In the Peerage of England, the title of duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations).Three times a woman was created a duchess in her own right; Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, chief mistress of Charles II of England, Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, wife of Charles II's eldest illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, and Cecilia Underwood ...