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Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton
Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton (1752–1816) was an English peer. Early life Stourton was the son of William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton and Winifred Howard, a great-granddaughter of the 6th Duke of Norfolk and a leading Roman Catholic. Career The seventeenth Baron succeeded his father in 1781, and was succeeded by his son William Joseph in 1816. Charles inherited Roundhay Park in Leeds, from his father, whose father, Captain the Hon. Charles Stourton, son of William Stourton, XII Baron Stourton, had acquired the estate by marriage and inheritance but sold it in 1803 before acquiring the Allerton Mauleverer estate in Yorkshire. Personal life On 12 July 1775, Charles married Mary Langdale, a daughter of Marmaduke, 5th Baron Langdale and his wife, Constantia Smythe, a sister of Walter Smythe and therefore an aunt of Maria Anne Smythe, who, following her second marriage became known as Mrs. Fitzherbert, the longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms Of Stourton
Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Firearm *Coat of arms **In this sense, "arms" is a common element in pub names Enterprises *Amherst Regional Middle School *Arms Corporation, originally named Dandelion, a defunct Japanese animation studio who operated from 1996 to 2020 *TRIN (finance) or Arms Index, a short-term stock trading index *Australian Relief & Mercy Services, a part of Youth With A Mission Arts and entertainment *ARMS (band), an American indie rock band formed in 2004 *Arms (album), ''Arms'' (album), a 2016 album by Bell X1 *Arms (song), "Arms" (song), a 2011 song by Christina Perri from the album ''lovestrong'' *Arms (video game), ''Arms'' (video game), a 2017 fighting video game for the Nintendo Switch *ARMS Charity Concerts, a series of charitable rock concerts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Langdale
Charles Langdale (formerly Stourton); 19 September 1787 – 1 December 1868) was a British politician and biographer. He served as Whig Member of Parliament, wrote the memoirs of Maria Fitzherbert, and was a leading Roman Catholic figure during the 19th century. Origins Langdale was born Hon. Charles Stourton in 1787, the fourth son of Charles Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton by his wife Mary Langdale, a daughter and co-heiress of Marmaduke Langdale, 5th Baron Langdale (1771–1777). He became the heir of his mother's cousin Philip Langdale (d.1815) of Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire, who died with no sons, and to comply with the terms of his inheritance he adopted the surname Langdale by royal licence dated 1815, for himself and his descendants. Education He was educated at Oscott College and Stonyhurst College. Politics and public life Langdale campaigned for Catholic Emancipation, and after the passing of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 he became Member of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stourton Family
Stourton (pronunciation: ) may refer to: People Stourton is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Arthur Stourton (died 1558), English courtier, keeper of royal jewels and robes *Baron Stourton * Edward Stourton (born 1957), British broadcaster and presenter at BBC * Erasmus Stourton (1603–1658), English clergyman and early settler to the Colony of Avalon, Newfoundland *Ivo Stourton (born 1982), British author and solicitor * John Stourton (1899–1992), British politician *Sir Reginald Stourton (1434–?), English knight * Tom Stourton (born 1987), English actor, comedian, writer Places *Stourton, Staffordshire * Stourton, Warwickshire * Stourton, West Yorkshire, area of Leeds * Stourton, Wiltshire * Stourton Caundle, Dorset * Stourton Park, home of Stourbridge R.F.C. *Stourton, fictional country house of Charles Rainier in ''Random Harvest ''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barons Stourton
Barons may refer to: *Baron (plural), a rank of nobility *Barons (surname), a Latvian surname *Barons, Alberta, Canada * ''Barons'' (TV series), a 2022 Australian drama series * ''The Barons'', a 2009 Belgian film Sports * Birmingham Barons, a Minor League Baseball team * Cleveland Barons (other), several former ice hockey teams * Oklahoma City Barons, a former ice hockey team in the American Hockey League * Solihull Barons, an English ice hockey team * Barons, the nickname of Brewton–Parker College Brewton–Parker College is a private Baptist college in Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States. Brewton–Parker was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention.Turner, Ann C."Brewton-Parker College"New Georgia Enc ... athletics teams See also * Barron's (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1816 Deaths
This year was known as the '' Year Without a Summer'', because of low temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly the result of the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, causing severe global cooling, catastrophic in some locations. Events January–March * January 6 – (December 25, 1815 on the Russian Julian calendar): Tsar Alexander I of Russia signs an order, expelling the Jesuits from St. Petersburg and Moscow. * January 9 – **Sir Humphry Davy's Davy lamp is first tested underground as a coal mining safety lamp, at Hebburn Colliery in northeast England; **Ludwig van Beethoven wins the custody battle for his nephew Karl. * January 17 – Fire nearly destroys the city of St. John's, Newfoundland. * February 10 – Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, dies and is succeeded by Friedrich Wilhelm, his son and founder of the House of Glücksburg. * February 20 – Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa ''The Barber of Sevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1752 Births
In the British Empire, it was the only year with 355 days (11 days were dropped), as September 3–13 were skipped when the Empire adoption of the Gregorian calendar, adopted the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – The British Empire (except Scotland, which had changed New Year's Day to January 1 in 1600) adopts today as the first day of the year as part of adoption of the Gregorian calendar, which is completed in September: today is the first day of the New Year under the terms of last year's Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, Calendar Act of the British Parliament. * February 10 – Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, and the first to offer medical treatment to the mentally ill, admits its first patients at a temporary location in Philadelphia. * February 23 – Messier 83 (M83), the "Southern Pinwheel Galaxy" and the first to be cataloged outside the "Local Group" of galaxy, galaxies nearest to Earth's gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Stourton
Baron Stourton is a title in the Peerage of England, It was created by patent in 1448 for John Stourton. In 1878, the ancient barony of Mowbray was called out of abeyance in favour of the twentieth Baron Stourton. About two weeks later, the barony of Segrave was also called out of abeyance in his favour. Thereafter, the three baronies remained united. The formal title is Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton. The family seat, until 1717, was Stourhead. The motto of the family is "''Loyal je serai durant ma vie''" ( French: I will be loyal throughout my life). As well as the coat of arms, the Stourton family has a heraldic badge: ''A drag (or sledge) or''. Barons Stourton (1448) * John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton (1400–1462) * William Stourton, 2nd Baron Stourton (c. 1430 – 1478) * John Stourton, 3rd Baron Stourton (c. 1454 – 1485) * Francis Stourton, 4th Baron Stourton (1485–1487) * William Stourton, 5th Baron Stourton (c. 1457 – 1523) * Edward Stou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of The United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament (MPs), who are elected to represent United Kingdom constituencies, constituencies by the First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England began to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the Acts of Union 1707, political union with Scotland, and from 1801 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edward Vavasour, 1st Baronet
The Honourable Sir Edward Marmaduke Joseph Vavasour, 1st Baronet DL (formerly Edward Marmaduke Joseph Stourton; 6 May 1786 – 16 March 1847) was an English landowner and baronet. Early life Vavasour was born on 6 May 1786 as Edward Marmaduke Joseph Stourton. He was the son of Charles Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton and Hon. Mary Langdale. His elder brother was William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton and his younger brother was Charles Langdale, the Whig MP for Beverley and Knaresborough. His paternal grandparents were William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton and Winifred Howard (a leading Roman Catholic who was a great-granddaughter of the 6th Duke of Norfolk). His mother was a daughter of Marmaduke, 5th Baron Langdale and his wife, Constantia Smythe (a sister of Walter Smythe and, therefore, an aunt of Maria Anne Smythe, who, following her second marriage became known as Mrs. Fitzherbert, the longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV). Career He gaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton
William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton (1704–1781) was a British peer. By his marriage to a co-heiress of the 8th and 9th Dukes of Norfolk, his descendant Alfred Stourton, 20th Baron Stourton (1829–1893) inherited in 1877 the ancient abeyant titles Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave, with many others,Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.810 created by writ and thus able to descend via female heirs. Biography He was the younger son of Charles Stourton (1669–1739), third son of William Stourton, 12th Baron Stourton. He was the younger brother and heir of Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton (1702–1753). William's mother was Katherine Frompton (died 1736). William was the second of five children, with one elder brother and three younger sisters; Mary (1706–1764), Jane (1708–1769) and Katherine (1710–1777). In 1753 William succeeded his elder brother Charles as the 16th Baron Stourton. He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1741. Marriage and issue On 11 October 1749 he married Wini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tablet
''The Tablet'' is a Catholic Church, Catholic international weekly review published in London. Brendan Walsh, previously literary editor and then acting editor, was appointed editor in July 2017. History ''The Tablet'' was launched in 1840 by a Quaker convert to Catholicism, Frederick Lucas, 10 years before the Universalis Ecclesiae, restoration of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Catholic hierarchy in Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, England and Wales. It is the second-oldest surviving weekly journal in Britain. For the first 28 years of its life, ''The Tablet'' was owned by laity#Roman Catholic, lay Catholics. Following the death of Lucas in 1855, it was purchased by John Edward Wallis, a Catholic barrister of the Inner Temple. Wallis continued as owner and editor until resigning and putting the newspaper up for sale in 1868. In 1868, The Reverend#Roman Catholic, the Rev. Herbert Vaughan (who was later made a Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
