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Frances Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (May 1583 – 11 March 1636), formerly Lady Frances Stanley, was an English art patron and book collector. She was born in May 1583, the second daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, and his wife, the former Alice Spencer.
17. Mai 2024 · Francis Egerton, 3rd duke of Bridgewater (born May 21, 1736, Worsley, Lancashire, England—died March 8, 1803, London) was the founder of British inland navigation, whose canal, built from his estates at Worsley to the city of Manchester, is called the Bridgewater Canal.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (21 May 1736 – 8 March 1803), known as Lord Francis Egerton until 1748, was a British nobleman from the Egerton family. He was the youngest son of the 1st Duke. He did not marry, and the dukedom expired with him, although the earldom was inherited by a cousin, Lieutenant-General John Egerton.
Egerton ist bekannt als der Begründer der britischen Binnenschifffahrt und als Kommissar des Bridgewater-Kanals, der für ihn von James Brindley gebaut wurde, um damit einen Schifffahrtsweg zu seinen Kohleminen in Worsley in Lancashire herzustellen.
Arms of the Egerton family: Argent, a lion rampant gules between three pheons sable. The Egerton family (pronunciation: "edge-er-ton") is a British aristocratic family. Over time, several members of the Egerton family were made Dukes, Earls, knights, baronets and peers.
Francis Egerton ist der Name folgender Personen: Francis Egerton, 3. Duke of Bridgewater (1736–1803), britischer Adliger. Francis Egerton, 8. Earl of Bridgewater (1756–1829), britischer Adliger und Theologe. Francis Egerton, 1. Earl of Ellesmere (1800–1857), britischer Politiker, Schriftsteller und Kunstliebhaber. Francis Egerton, 3.
14. Feb. 2023 · About Frances Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater. Lady Frances Stanley was the second daughter of Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp and later third wife of Lord Chancellor Ellesmere. C. 1601 she married his son the 1st Earl.
