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Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (2 December 1599 – 21 December 1663), of Houghton House in the parish of Maulden in Bedfordshire, was a Scottish nobleman.
Thomas Bruce (Broomhall, Escocia; 20 de julio de 1766-París, 14 de noviembre de 1841), también conocido como el 7.º conde de Elgin y 11.º duque de Kincardine, fue un noble, soldado, político y diplomático británico, conocido principalmente por la controvertida adquisición de las esculturas de mármol (conocidas como los Mármoles de ...
Earl of Elgin / ˈɛlɡɪn / is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce, of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 July 1641. The Earl of Elgin is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Bruce. [1] History.
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n /; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was a British nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other ...
31 de jul. de 2021 · It was July 31, 1801, when Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Constantinople, chipped away the first Parthenon sculptures in Athens so that he could take them to Britain.
Thomas Bruce, también conocido como el 7.º conde de Elgin y 11.º duque de Kincardine, fue un noble, soldado, político y diplomático británico, conocido principalmente por la controvertida adquisición de las esculturas de mármol del Partenón de Atenas.
26 de oct. de 2020 · Basic Biographical Information. The name of Lord Elgin (1766–1841), Scottish peer and British diplomat, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, will forever be linked to the classical sculptures he removed from the Parthenon and Acropolis in Athens and to the cultural property controversy that his actions spawned.
