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Lettice Leefe
Lettice is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Lettice Boyle, wife of George Goring, Lord Goring *Lettice Bryan (1805–1877), American author *Lettice Cooper (1897–1994), English writer *Lettice Curtis (1915–2014), English woman aviator, flight test engineer, air racing pilot and sportswoman *Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly (1580–1658), Irish peeress and landowner *Lettice Digby (scientist) (1877–1972), British cytologist, botanist and malacologist *Lettice D'Oyly Walters (1880–1940), English writer *Lettice Fisher (1875–1956), English economist and historian *Lettice Jowitt (1878–1962), English Quaker educationalist *Lettice Knollys (1543–1634), mother of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth I's courtier *Lettice Lee (1731–1776), Colonial American society hostess *Lettice Mary Tredway (1595–1677), English abbess *Lettice Paget, Baroness Paget (1583–1655), English noblewoman born to Sir Henry Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Goring, Lord Goring
George Goring, Lord Goring (14 July 1608 – 1657) was an English Cavalier, Royalist soldier. He was known by the Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom, courtesy title ''Lord Goring'' as the eldest son of the George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, first Earl of Norwich. Early life Goring, the eldest son of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, was born on 14 July 1608. He married Lettice Boyle, the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. Experience before the Civil Wars His father-in-law, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, procured for him a post in the Royal Netherlands Army#1572 to 1814, Dutch Army with the rank of colonel. He was permanently lamed by a wound received at the Siege of Breda (1637), Siege of Breda in 1637, and returned to England early in 1639, when he was made governor of Portsmouth. He served in the Bishops' Wars, and already had a considerable reputation when he was involved in the "First Army Plot, Army Plot" (1641). Officers of the army stationed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
