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16 hours ago · In 1836 the Order was accused of plotting to place Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Imperial Grand Master of the Orange Order, on the throne in place of Victoria when King William IV died; once the plot was revealed the House of Commons called upon the King to disband the Order.
16 hours ago · George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford. William McNair Snadden. Christopher Soames; MP for Bedford (1950–1966) Sir Nicholas Soames; MP for Crawley (1983–1997) and Mid Sussex (1997–2019; 2019) Amanda Solloway; MP for Derby North (2015–2017; 2019–present) Edward Arthur Somerset. Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort.
16 hours ago · Victoria Park Avenue was named after a park which once ran alongside the road. The park was named in honour of Queen Victoria . Until the 1960s, Victoria Park Avenue only extended as far north as Danforth Avenue; the swamps of Taylor-Massey Creek blocked further progress until they were drained during the construction of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth .
16 hours ago · Website. Official website. The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet . Responsible for all economic and financial ...
16 hours ago · Louis XV was the great-grandson of Louis XIV and the third son of the Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712), and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, who was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy. He was born in the Palace of Versailles on 15 February 1710 and was immediately styled the Duke of Anjou. At this time, the possibility of ...
16 hours ago · The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2024 . Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
