WebFamily. Montfort was a younger son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, a French nobleman and crusader, and Alix de Montmorency. His paternal grandmother was Amicia de Beaumont, the senior co-heiress to the Earldom of Leicester and a large estate owned by her brother Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, in England.. With the irrevocable …

WebBackground and education. Airlie is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke. His younger brother was Sir Angus Ogilvy, the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent.He served as a page to his father at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937. With the death of Queen …

WebEarl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu.It is nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent.It was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu.He was made Baron Montagu of St Neots, of St Neots in the County of Huntingdon, and Viscount Hinchingbrooke, at …

WebJohn was born on 24 December 1166. His father, King Henry II of England, had inherited significant territories along the Atlantic seaboard – Anjou, Normandy and England – and expanded his empire by conquering Brittany. John's mother, the powerful Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, had a tenuous claim to Toulouse and Auvergne in southern France, and …

WebJohn Sidney 6th Earl of Leicester (1680–1737) Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester (1682–1743) Elizabeth Pelham (1681–1711) Earldom of Leicester extinct, 1743: EARL OF LEICESTER (fifth creation), 1744: Thomas Coke Earl of Leicester (1697–1759) Anne Coke: Philip Roberts: Charles Townshend

WebSir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portrayed guileless, wounded war heroes. In 1971, he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor …

WebRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG, PC (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the Queen's hand for many years. Dudley's youth was overshadowed by the downfall of his family in 1553 after his father, The 1st Duke of Northumberland, had failed …

WebGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle JP KG PC (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier, who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support was crucial to the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, who rewarded him with the title Duke of Albemarle and …

WebEdmund, Earl of Lancaster and Earl of Leicester (16 January 1245 – 5 June 1296) nicknamed Edmund Crouchback was a member of the House of Plantagenet.He was the second surviving son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.In his childhood he had a claim on the Kingdom of Sicily; however, he never ruled there.He was granted …

WebThe Earl of Erroll became a Lieutenant at the Atholl Highlanders since 1974, and is a Member of the Royal Company of Archers. He served in the 21st SAS Artists Rifles (V) Territorial Army from 1975 to 1990, and was an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Military Police (Territorial Army) from 1992 to 1997.