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Harry Poulett, 6th Duke Of Bolton
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton Privy Council of Great Britain, PC (6 November 1720 – 25 December 1794), styled as Lord Harry Powlett from 1754 to 1765, was a British nobleman and naval officer. Early life Powlett was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton by his wife, Catherine Parry. Career He was educated at Winchester College (1728–1729). He joined the Royal Navy, and on 4 March 1740 was promoted lieutenant aboard . He was promoted captain (Royal Navy), captain of on 15 July 1740, and was moved to in July 1741. While commanding ''Oxford'', in 1744 he took part in the Battle of Toulon (1744), Battle of Toulon, and later gave damaging evidence against Richard Lestock. He was moved to in March 1745, and shortly thereafter to . On 11 April 1746 ''Ruby'', with and , was dispatched from Plymouth to join the fleet off Brest, France, Brest, France. Before finding the fleet under Admiral William Martin (Royal Navy officer), Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Grace
His Grace and Her Grace are English Style (manner of address), styles of address used with high-ranking personages, and was the style for English monarchs until Henry VIII (r. 1509–1547), and for Scottish monarchs until the Act of Union (1707), Act of Union of 1707, which Union of the Crowns, united the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. In Great Britain and Ireland, it is also the style of address for archbishops, dukes, and duchesses; e.g. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk and His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. The correct style is “Your Grace” in spoken and written form; as a stylistic descriptor for Dukes in the United Kingdom, British dukes, it is an abbreviation of the full, formal style: “The Most High, Noble and Potent Prince His Grace”. However, a Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom, royal duke, such as Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is addressed as Your Royal Highness. Ecclesiastical usage Christianity The style "His Grace" and "Your Grace" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
