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George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry
George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry (1628 – 15 December 1680) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry and Mary Craven. On 18 July 1653, he married Lady Margaret Tufton, daughter of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, by whom he had two children: *John Coventry, 4th Baron Coventry (1654–1687) *Margaret Coventry (14 June 1657 – 7 February 1682), married Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 – 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange. Life He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary S ... ReferencesCoventry genealogy 1628 births 1680 deaths 3 {{England-baron-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry
Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry (1606 – 27 October 1661) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1629 and was subsequently a member of the House of Lords. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Coventry was the son of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry and his first wife Sarah Seabright, daughter of John Seabright. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Droitwich, and was re-elected the following year. In 1628 he was elected MP for Worcestershire and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. Coventry was appointed one of the Council of Wales and the Marches on 2 May 1633. He became a Compensation Commissioner for the Avon on 9 March 1637. On 14 January 1640, he succeeded to the title Baron Coventry on the death of his father. He was joint Commissioner of Array in Worcestershire in 1642, and signed the Engagement with the King at York. In 1642 he defended Worcest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tufton, 2nd Earl Of Thanet
John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (15 December 1608 – 7 May 1664) was an English nobleman and supporter of Charles I of England. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet, and Lady Frances Cecil, granddaughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Career Thanet was a staunch Cavalier, taking part in the Battle of Edge Hill and in 1642 he led a regiment of 100 horse to try to raise a rebellion in Sussex, taking part in the Capture of Chichester, the Battle of Muster Green, and the Siege of Chichester in support of Sir William Brockman in Kent. However, Brockman's revolt quickly collapsed, and Thanet was forced to surrender. He suffered considerably from confiscations and sequestrations of his large estates during the English Civil War. Among his properties was Bodiam Castle, purchased from the Levett family in 1639, which Thanet sold for £6,000 in 1644. Personal life On 21 April 1629, he married Lady Margaret Sackville (1614–1676), daughter of Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coventry, 4th Baron Coventry
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke Of Bolton
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 – 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange. Life He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland. From 1675 (when his father succeeded as Marquess of Winchester) until April 1689 (when his father was created 1st Duke of Bolton), he was styled Earl of Wiltshire. From 1689 until his succession to the Dukedom in 1699 he was styled Marquess of Winchester. He was Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and Dorset, a commissioner to arrange the union of England and Scotland, and was twice a lord justice of the kingdom. He was also lord chamberlain of the royal household and Governor of the Isle of Wight. In Jonathan Swift's tract ''Remarks on the Characters of the Court of Queen Anne'', a commentary on the book ''Memoirs of the Secret Services'' by John Macky, in response to Macky's statemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custos Rotulorum Of Worcestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire. * Sir John Pakington 1544–1551 * William Sheldon bef. 1558–1570 * Sir Thomas Russell bef. 1573–1574 * Sir John Lyttelton bef. 1577–1590 * Sir John Pakington bef. 1594–1623 * Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet 1623–1624 * Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry 1624–1628 * Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry 1628–1646 * ''Interregnum'' * Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry 1660–1661 * George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry 1661–1680 * John Coventry, 4th Baron Coventry 1681–1687 * Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington 1688–1689 * Thomas Coventry, 1st Earl of Coventry 1689–1699 * Thomas Coventry, 2nd Earl of Coventry 1699–1710 * Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth 1710–1715 * John Somers, 1st Baron Somers 1715–1716 * ''vacant'' * Thomas Parker, 1st Baron Parker 1719 * William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry 1719&nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Coventry
Earl of Coventry is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation for the Villiers family was created in 1623 and took its name from the city of Coventry. It became extinct in 1687. A decade later, the second creation was for the Coventry family and is still extant. History Earls of Coventry, first creation (1623) The earldom of Coventry was created for the first time in 1623, in the Peerage of England, in favour of George Villiers, 1st Marquess of Buckingham. He was made Duke of Buckingham at the same time. The title became extinct in 1687 upon the death of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Earls of Coventry, second creation (1697) The earldom of Coventry was created a second time in 1697, again in the Peerage of England, in favour of Thomas Coventry, 5th Baron Coventry. The Coventry family descends from John Coventry who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1426. His descendant Sir Thomas Coventry was a noted early 17th-century lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1628 Births
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1680 Deaths
Year 168 ( CLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 168 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his adopted brother Lucius Verus leave Rome, and establish their headquarters at Aquileia. * The Roman army crosses the Alps into Pannonia, and subdues the Marcomanni at Carnuntum, north of the Danube. Asia * Emperor Ling of Han succeeds Emperor Huan of Han as the emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty; the first year of the ''Jianning'' era. Births * Cao Ren, Chinese general (d. 223) * Gu Yong, Chinese chancellor (d. 243) * Li Tong, Chinese general (d. 209) Deaths * Anicetus, pope of Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
