WebGeorge Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478), was the 6th son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III.He played an important role in the dynastic struggle between rival factions of the Plantagenets now known as the Wars of the Roses.. …

WebEdward, 2nd Duke of York, (c. 1373 – 25 October 1415) was an English nobleman, military commander and magnate.He was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and a grandson of King Edward III of England.He held significant appointments during the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V, and is also known for his translation of the …

WebAlfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) was the sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and …

WebHe was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather, George II, on 1 April 1760.When Edward's brother ascended the throne on 25 October 1760 as George III, he named Edward a privy counsellor.From the time his brother became king and until the birth of the king's first child, the future George IV, on 12 August 1762, the …

WebBenjamin Newton Duke (April 25, 1855 – January 8, 1929) was an American tobacco, textile and energy industrialist and philanthropist. He served as vice-president at American Tobacco Company, being also founder of Duke Energy ... Following his death at his home in New York City in 1929, Benjamin Duke's remains were brought back to North Carolina …

WebFrederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 25 April 1211 – 15 June 1246), known as Frederick the Quarrelsome (Friedrich der Streitbare), was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, since the former margraviate was elevated to a duchy by the 1156 Privilegium Minus. He was …

WebAliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron.Set in the far future, it is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Sigourney Weaver (pictured) stars as Ellen Ripley, sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship, with Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie …

WebMonsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701), was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and his wife, Anne of Austria.His elder brother was the "Sun King", Louis XIV.Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston in 1660. In 1661, he also received the dukedoms of Valois …

WebDuke of York (deutsch Herzog von York) ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel (), der üblicherweise dem zweiten Sohn des regierenden britischen Monarchen verliehen wird, sofern ihn nicht ein Abkömmling eines verstorbenen Dukes führt. Stammsitz war Schloss Fotheringhay. Prinz Andrew, der zweite Sohn von Königin Elisabeth II., trägt diesen Titel …

WebThe Duke Blue Devils, then known as the Trinity Blue and White, first fielded a football team in 1888, coached by John Franklin Crowell. The first game against North Carolina was the first "scientific" game in the state. Trinity finished the first two seasons in their football history with records of 2–1 in 1888 and 1–1 in 1889. From 1890–1895, Trinity competed without …