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Catherine Pelham
Catherine Manners or Katharine Pelham (1700 or 1701 – 1780) was a British noble who was the Prime Minister's wife. She used her position to broker positions within that administration and the following one. Life Pelham was born in 1700 or 1701 and her parents were Catherine (born Russell) and John Manners, second duke of Rutland. She had a dowry that was either £10,000 or £30,000 and she was from an important aristocratic family. Her maternal uncle was Wriothesley Russell, second duke of Bedford. She married Henry Pelham who was the secretary of war in Sir Robert Walpole's government at St James, Westminster, London.''The Register of Marriages in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1723-1754''. 31 October 1726. November 1739 was a bad month when she and Henry had two of their sons die within days of each other of what is now thought to be diphtheria. They had already lost a daughter and within months they lost another. Of their eight children only fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now constitute the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
