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See also:GLOUCESTER, EARLS AND See also:DUKES OF . The See also:English earldom of Gloucester was held by several members of the royal See also:family, including See also:Robert, a natural son of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry I., and See also:John, afterwards See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king, and others, until 1218, when See also:- GILBERT
- GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
- GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
- GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
- GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
- GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
- GILBERT, J
- GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
- GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
- GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
- GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
- GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
- GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )
Gilbert de See also:Clare was recognized as See also:earl of Gloucester. It remained in the family of Clare (q.v.) until 1314, when another Earl Gilbert was killed at See also:Bannockburn; and after this date it was claimed by various relatives of the See also:Clares, among them by the younger See also:Hugh le See also:Despenser (d. 1326) and by Hugh See also:Audley (d. 1347), both of whom had married sisters of Earl Gilbert. In 1397 See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas le Despenser (1373-1400), a descendant of the Clares, was created earl of Gloucester; but in 1399 he was degraded from his earldom and in See also:January 1400 was beheaded.
The dukedom See also:dates from 1385, when Thomas of See also:Woodstock, a younger son of See also:Edward III., was created See also:duke of Gloucester, but his honours were forfeited when he was found guilty of See also:treason in 1397. The next holder of the See also:title was See also:Humphrey, a son of Henry IV., who was created duke of Gloucester in 1414. He died without sons in 1447, and in 1461 the title was revived in favour of See also:Richard, See also:brother of Edward IV., who became king as Richard III. in 1483.
In 1659 Henry (1639-166o), a brother of See also:Charles II., was formally created duke of Gloucester, a title which he had See also:borne since See also:infancy. This See also:prince, sharing the See also:- EXILE (Lat. exsilium or exilium, from exsul or exul, which is derived from ex, out of, and the root sal, to go, seen in salire, to leap, consul, &c.; the connexion with solum, soil, country is now generally considered wrong)
exile of the Stuarts, had incensed his See also:mother, See also:Queen Henrietta Maria, by his See also:firm adherence to the See also:Protestant See also:religion, and had fought among the Spaniards at See also:Dunkirk in 1658. Having returned to See also:England with Charles II., he died unmarried in See also:London on the 13th of See also:September ,66o. The next duke was See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William (1689–1700), son of the princess See also:Anne, who was, after his mother, the See also:heir to the English See also:throne, and who was declared duke of Gloucester by his See also:uncle, William III., in 1689, but no patent for this creation was ever passed. William died on the 3oth of See also:July 1700, and again the title became See also:extinct.
See also:Frederick See also:- LOUIS
- LOUIS (804–876)
- LOUIS (893–911)
- LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
- LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian
Louis, the eldest son of See also:George II., was known for some See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time as duke of Gloucester, but when he was raised to the See also:peerage in 1726 it was as duke of See also:Edinburgh only. In 1764 Frederick's third son, William Henry (1743–1805), was created duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh by his brother, George III. This duke's See also:secret See also:marriage with Maria (d. 18o7); an illegitimate daughter of See also:Sir Edward See also:Walpole and widow of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James, 2nd Earl See also:Waldegrave, in 1766, greatly incensed his royal relatives and led to his banishment from See also:court. Gloucester died on the 25th of See also:August 18o5, leaving an only son, William Frederick (1776–1834) ,who now became duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. The duke, who served with the See also:British See also:army in See also:Flanders, married his See also:cousin See also:Mary (1776–1857), a daughter of George III. He died on the 3oth of See also:November 1834, leaving no See also:children, and his
widow, the last survivor of the family of George III., died on the 3oth of See also:April 1857.
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