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Hace 5 días · The manor of Sandiacre was held under the King, at the time of taking the Domesday Survey by Toli and Osmund. In the early part of Henry III.'s reign, it was the property of William, a younger son of Henry de Grey (ancestor of the Greys of Codnor and Wilton.)
Hace 4 días · Harry Grey, son of this John, succeeded his cousin Thomas as Earl of Stamford in 1719–20. The manor passed with the title from that time until the death without issue of the seventh Earl of Stamford in 1883.
Hace 5 días · Hodie 1 a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable Anthony Earl of Kent, and Henry Grey his Son and Heir Apparent, to make a Jointure for Jemima Wife of the said Henry Grey." ORDERED, That the said Bill be read the Second Time this Day Sevennight. Sir T. Parkins's Bill.
Hace 4 días · Henry, the last heir male of this branch, was created a baronet in 16II, during the life-time of his father, Sir John Willoughby, who died in 1625. Sir Henry dying without male issue, in 1649, the title became extinct: he had four daughters; by his first wife, Elizabeth and Anne; by his second wife, (the coheiress of Darcy ...
Hace 1 día · Thomas Grey 2nd Earl of Stamford (c. 1654–1720) 4 May 1697 12 May 1702 18th century. Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Party John Leveson-Gower ... Henry James 1st Baron James of Hereford (1828–1911) 4 July 1895 11 August 1902 Liberal Unionist: Arthur Balfour (from 12 July 1902) Sir William Hood Walrond
Hace 4 días · Stamford, Earl of. See Grey, Henry. Stanborough (Stanborrough) Mead, Hatfield, co. Herts, 114. Standing Committee (of both Houses of Parliament), orders demolition of fortifications at Carlisle and Berwick, 364. -, fails to meet because of Lords' interdiction of wearing of hats by Commons, 366. -, refuses bail to conspirators, 366. Standish, Mr [?
Hace 3 días · William Courtenay, 3rd Viscount Courtenay and 9th Earl of Devon (1768–1835), has been most remembered for his romantic relationship with author and slave owner, William Beckford (1760–1844), which scandalized London society in 1784. However, the 9th Earl’s life after this event has received little attention despite his artistic contributions to the built environment of his ancestral home ...
