Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore

Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (September 29, 1699 - April 24, 1751) was a British noble and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. Charles Calvert, fifth Lord Baltimore, by Allen Ramsey(?) From the original painting in the collection of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland. ... Charles Calvert, fifth Lord Baltimore, by Allen Ramsey(?) From the original painting in the collection of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland. ... Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... Noble is the guitarist of British Sea Power. ... Proprietary Governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies. ... The Province of Maryland was one of the 13 colonies that went on to establish the United States. ...

Charles was 16 when his father, Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore died, passing on his title. Shortly after his father's death, the title to Maryland was restored to the Calvert family who had lost it following the Glorious Revolution. Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (March 21, 1679- April 16, 1715) was the second son of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore and became his fathers heir upon the death of his elder brother, Cecil in 1681. ... The term Glorious Revolution refers to the generally popular overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a conspiracy between some parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau. ...

As an adult he became a Fellow of the Royal Society and a friend of Frederick Louis who was Prince of Wales and the eldest son of King George II of England. The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis) (February 1, 1707 - March 31, 1751) was a member of the British Royal Family, the eldest son of King George II. He was born into the House of Hanover and was known as Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... George II King of Great Britain and Ireland George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ...

In 1732, Charles visited Maryland for the first time and was engaged in a border dispute with the Penn family who governed Pennsylvania in which Charles unwittingly agreed to a settlement based on an inaccurate map causing him to renege on the agreement. Charles' error ultimately resulted in the loss to the territory of approximately one thousand square miles. (See: Transpeninsular Line.) Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... The Transpeninsular Line and the Tangent Line portion of the Mason-Dixon Line The Transpeninsular Line (at approximately 38° 27 N) is a surveyed line, the eastern half of which forms the north-south border between Delaware and Maryland. ...

On July 20, 1730 Charles married Mary Janson, the daughter of Theodore Janson and Williamza Henley. Charles and Mary had three children: Frederick Calvert who succeeded his father to become the 6th and final Lord Baltimore, Benedict Swingate Calvert, Louisa Calvert, and Caroline Calvert (who married Robert Eden). Charles was also survived by an illegitimate son, Benedict Swingate Calvert. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore (February 6, 1731-September 4, 1771) was an English nobleman and last in the line of Barons Baltimore. ... Robert Eden Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet (1741–1784) was the last Royal Governor of Maryland. ...

The home in which Charles Calvert resided at in Maryland still stands today. (See: Historic Inns of Annapolis) The Historic Inns of Annapolis consist of three historically rich inns dating back to the end of the Revolutionary War. ...

External link

• Calvert Family Tree