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General Alexander Nelson Hood
- General Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, 4th Duke of Bronte, GCB, DL (23 December 1814 – 4 June 1904) was a British Army officer and courtier.
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The 4th Duke bequeathed the duchy to his 4th son Sir Alexander Nelson Hood, 5th Duke of Bronte (1854–1937) ("Alec"), who aged 14 had been on the 1868 visit. He was sent by his father to Maniace in 1873 aged 19 to manage the estate, being known there during his father's lifetime as the Duchino ("little duke").
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Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte [a] (born 17 March 1948), known as Alex Bridport, is a British investment banker, resident in Geneva, Switzerland. [ 1 ] Early life
The 3rd Viscount Bridport was a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy and also held minor political office from 1939 to 1940 under Neville Chamberlain . The titles are currently held by his only surviving son, Alexander Hood, the 4th Viscount Bridport and 7th Duke of Bronte, who succeeded in 1969. [ 3 ]
Dec 22, 2016 · With three larger-than-life sisters (even Anne’s relative obscurity seems writ extra large), it’s little wonder that the fourth Bronte, their brother Branwell, often gets forgotten.
One view, put forward by the biographer C. K. Shorter in 1896, is that he adapted his name to associate himself with Admiral Horatio Nelson, who was also Duke of Bronté. Admiral Horatio Nelson A survivor amongst many
Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte [lower-alpha 1] (born 17 March 1948), known as Alex Bridport, is a British investment banker, resident in Geneva, Switzerland. [1] Contents
The Dukedom of Bronte was a dukedom with the title Duke of Bronte, referring to the town of Bronte in the province of Catania, Sicily. It was granted on 10 October 1799 at Palermo to the British Royal Navy officer Horatio Nelson by King Ferdinand III of Sicily, in gratitude for Nelson having saved the kingdom of Sicily from conquest by ...
