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The Ludwell–Paradise House, often also called the Paradise House, [note 1] is a historic home along Duke of Gloucester Street and part of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. The home was built in 1752–1753 for Philip Ludwell III.
The early life of Joseph Stalin covers the period from Stalin's birth, on 18 December 1878 (6 December according to the Old Style), until the October Revolution on 7 November 1917 (25 October). Born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia , to a cobbler and a house cleaner, he grew up in the city and attended school there before ...
Duke of Gloucester (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / ⓘ GLOST-ər) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch.The first four creations were in the Peerage of England and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the current creation carries with it the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden.
In 1768, he employed the renowned violin maker Richard Duke as his official instrument maker; giving him private lodgings in Old Gloucester Street and workshops in Gloucester Place. [6] He was made the thirteenth Chancellor of the University of Dublin in 1771, holding the post until 1805.
At 78, The Duke of Gloucester is well into his 4th decade as a full-time working royal. But like his first cousin, the late Queen Elizabeth, he wasn't born as high in the line of succession as he ...
Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659: Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714: King James II 1633–1701: Prince Henry 1640–1660 Duke of Gloucester: Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660: King George I 1660–1727: Queen Anne 1665–1714: King George II 1683–1760: Prince William 1689–1700 styled Duke of Gloucester
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with their family, 1980. Tim Graham - Getty Images Since her husband is the grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, their children use the last name Windsor.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin [f] (born Dzhugashvili; [g] 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.