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Vor 2 Tagen · The duke's proud widow, Catherine Darnley, the natural daughter of James II. by Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, lived here after his death. "Here," writes Mr. J. H. Jesse, "on each successive anniversary of the execution of her grandfather, Charles I., she was accustomed to receive her company in the grand drawing-room, herself seated ...
Vor 4 Tagen · My lord [Thomas Howard] leading me about the house made no scruple of shewing me all the hiding-places for the popish priests, and where they said Mass.' After the duke's death the duchess who had married again, sold the house to Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, former mistress of James II when Duke of York.
18. Mai 2024 · His gaiety and wit secured the continued favour of Charles II, but did not especially recommend him to James II, who could not, moreover, forgive Dorset's lampoons on his mistress, Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester. On James's accession, therefore, he retired from court.
Vor 6 Tagen · Despite opposition from his father, who wanted him to marry the wealthy Catherine Sedley, Churchill married Sarah in the winter of 1677–78, helped by Mary. [17] The couple had five children who survived to adulthood: Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough , Lady Anne Churchill , John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford ...
Vor 6 Tagen · Dorchester remained in ecclesiastical hands until the 16th century when both bishop and canons still had substantial farms. At its dissolution in 1536 the abbey owned 7½ arable yardlands in Dorchester field, an 8-acre close sown with corn, an orchard, and about 80 acres of meadow and pasture.
Vor 5 Tagen · Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) The daughter of the famous Spanish monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, Catherine of Aragon was groomed for queenship from an early age. Originally married to Henry VIII‘s older brother Arthur in 1501, she wed Henry after Arthur‘s death and reigned as queen consort for over 20 years.
8. Mai 2024 · He was secondly married to Lady Catherine Stanley, a daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby. This marriage was childless. Dorchester survived his sons and when he died in London on 8 December 1680 the Marquessate of Dorchester became extinct.
