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The title Baron Gerard, of Bryn in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1876 for Sir Robert Gerard, 13th Baronet. The baronetcy was created in 1611 for Thomas Gerard, MP for Liverpool, Lancashire, and Wigan. Jump to: navigation, search The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Jump to: navigation, search Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, which between 1974 and 1986 formed part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ...


Gerard Baronets of Bryn (1611)

  • Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet (1560-1621)
  • Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet (c. 1584-1630)
  • Sir William Gerard, 3rd Baronet (1612-1681)
  • Sir William Gerard, 4th Baronet (1638-1702)
  • Sir William Gerard, 5th Baronet (1662-1721)
  • Sir William Gerard, 6th Baronet (1697-1732)
  • Sir William Gerard, 7th Baronet (1721-1740)
  • Sir Thomas Gerard, 8th Baronet (c. 1723-1780)
  • Sir Robert Gerard, 9th Baronet (c. 1725-1784)
  • Sir Robert Gerard, 10th Baronet (d. 1791)
  • Sir William Gerard, 11th Baronet (1773-1826)
  • Sir John Gerard, 12th Baronet (1804-1854)
  • Sir Robert Gerard, 13th Baronet (1808-1887) (created Baron Gerard in 1876)

Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... 1721 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... 1721 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Barons Gerard (1876)

  • Robert Tolver Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard (1808-1887)
  • William Cansfield Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard (1851-1902)
  • Frederic John Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard (1883-1953)
  • Robert William Frederick Alwyn Gerard, 4th Baron Gerard (1918-1992)
  • Anthony Robert Hugo Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard (b. 1949)

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...


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Born in Rome, Gerard was granted a place at the Pension du Roi in Paris at the very young age of 12 where he studied under the sculptor Pajou.
He was a painter in the royal court, knight and student of the great masters, Baron Francois Gerard was one of the finest official painters to ever live.
Gerard was noted for being able to portray his subjects with great dignity and nobility, which is why he was so highly coveted by the government.
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