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Sir Andrew Fountaine
Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676 in Salle, Norfolk – 4 September 1753 in Narford Hall, Narford), son and heir of Andrew Fountaine M.P. of Salle, Norfolk and Sarah Chicheley, one of the daughters of Sir Thomas Chicheley, was an English antiquarian, art collector and amateur architect. Life Attending Eton College (as a King's Scholar) and then Christ Church, Oxford (graduating BA in 1697), William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (a friend of his father) introduced him at court and he received a knighthood in 1699 for the Latin oration he had made to William III on his entry to Oxford the previous year (a task he had been selected for by Christ Church's dean Henry Aldrich). When shortly afterwards Lord Macclesfield took the Act of Settlement to the elector of Hanover in 1701, the younger Andrew Fountaine accompanied him and thus became known in the courts of Europe in what became the first of his two grand tours. He was in correspondence with Gottfried Leibniz between 1701 and 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Society Of Berlin
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (german: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften), abbreviated BBAW, is the official academic society for the natural sciences and humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ... for the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. Housed in three locations in and around Berlin, Germany, the BBAW is the largest non-university humanities research institute in the region.BBAW Introduction retrieved 06-21-2012. The BBAW was constituted in 1992 by formal treaty between the governments of Berlin and Brandenburg on the basis of several older academies, including the historic Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince William, Duke Of Cumberland
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Caroline Of Ansbach
, father = John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach , mother = Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach , birth_date = , birth_place = Ansbach, Principality of Ansbach, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = St James's Palace, London, Great Britain , burial_date = 17 December 1737 , burial_place = Westminster Abbey, London Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of King George II. Caroline's father, Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach, belonged to a branch of the House of Hohenzollern and was the ruler of a small German state, the Principality of Ansbach. Caroline was orphaned at a young age and moved to the enlightened court of her guardians, King Frederick I and Queen Sophia Charlotte of Prussia. At the Prussian court, her previously limited education was widen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (1695-1749) , English minister and journalist
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Roger Morris may refer to: *Roger Morris (1695-1749), British architect *Roger Morris (British Army officer) (1727–1794) *Roger Morris (engineer) (1933–2001) *Roger Morris (American writer) (born 1938), historian and author of several books on Nixon, Kissinger, Haig, and the Clintons *Roger Morris (English writer) (born 1960), 2000s novelist * Roger Morris (bishop) (born 1968), current bishop of Colchester See also *Roger Morrice Roger Morrice (1628–1702) was an English Puritan minister and political journalist. He is most noted for his ''Entring Book'', a manuscript diary which provides a description of society in the years 1677 to 1691. The manuscript is held by Dr Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narford Hall
Narford is situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 970 hectares (3.75 square miles). Narford village has all but disappeared, with a population of only 41. At the 2011 Census the population of the area remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of South Acre. The villages name probably means 'narrow ford' or 'ford at the narrow place'. The large 18th-century Narford Hall built by Andrew Fountaine, art collector and amateur architect exists. Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini's decorations were removed from Burlington House in London by 1727 and survive at Narford Hall. Andrew Fountaine (1918–1997) who was a founder member of the National Labour Party and deputy leader of the British National Front lived at the hall. To the rear of the hall runs the river River Nar on its way from West Acre towards Narborough. Adjacent to the hall is St Mary the Virgin church in the Benefice of Narborough and part of the Nar Valley Group of Parishes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warden Of The Royal Mint
Warden of the Mint was a high-ranking position at the Royal Mint in England from 1216 to 1829. The warden was responsible for a variety of minting procedures and acted as the immediate representative of the current monarch inside the mint. The role of warden changed greatly through history with the original task being the receiving, assay and payment for bullion, while later evolving into more of an administerial role. The office received a yearly emolument of £500 and up until 1685 wardens were given tenure meaning many wardens died while in office. Although technically subordinate to the Master of the Mint whose jobs was act as a contractor to the crown many wardens advanced later on to become Master of the Mint with some wardens holding both offices at the same time. The most illustrious holder of the office of Warden of the Mint was Isaac Newton, who was warranted to this position on the recommendation of his friend, Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1698. In 1699 how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
