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Gaston d'Orléans and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil. After years with problems on the border with Morocco caused by constant attacks on Spanish cities by Moroccan pirates, Spain declared war on Morocco. The young Gaston was sent as a subordinate officer to participate in the conflict on the side of the Spanish forces.
Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood.
Catherine Jane Gaston (1819-1885), who did not marry. [12] Tombstone of William Gaston. Gaston died at his office in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 23, 1844, [4] and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C. [13] His home at New Bern, the Coor-Gaston House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [14]
The manner in which British forces were rapidly defeated in the Far East irreversibly harmed Britain's standing and prestige as an imperial power, [185] including, particularly, the Fall of Singapore, which had previously been hailed as an impregnable fortress and the eastern equivalent of Gibraltar. [186]
Gaston of Orléans may refer to: Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) Prince Gaston, Count of Eu (1842–1922) Prince Gaston of Orléans (2009–)
The second part consists of a condemnation of five British kings, and as it is the only contemporary information about them, it is of particular interest to scholars of British history. Gildas swathes the condemnations in allegorical beasts from the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation , likening the kings to the beasts described there: a ...
When the British did arrive, they ate up the very dinner, and drank the wines, &c., that I had prepared for the President's party. [37] [38] [39] The sappers and miners of the Corps of Royal Engineers under Captain Blanshard, who were employed in burning the government buildings, entered the White House. Blanshard reported that it seemed that ...
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1800 AD until 1899 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles .