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Encyclopedia > Earl of Cambridge

The title of Earl of Cambridge was created several times in the Peerage of England, and since 1362 the title has been closely associated with the Royal Family (see also Duke of Cambridge, Marquess of Cambridge). The first Earl of the fourth creation, the Marquess of Hamilton, was at the time sixth in line to the Crown of Scotland (after the Prince of Wales, later King Charles I, his sister Elizabeth and her children); his grandfather Lord Arran had been heir-presumptive to, and Regent for, Mary Queen of Scots. For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony Close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom are known by the appellation The Royal Family. ... Duke of Cambridge is a title frequently conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... Duke of Cambridge is a title frequently conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... Elisabeth, Electress Palatine and (briefly) queen of Bohemia (August 19, 1596 – February 13, 1662), born Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland, was born as the eldest daughter to King James VI of Scotland and his Queen consort Anne of Denmark. ... Elisabeth, Electress Palatine and (briefly) queen of Bohemia (August 19, 1596 – February 13, 1662), born Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland, was born as the eldest daughter to King James VI of Scotland and his Queen consort Anne of Denmark. ... James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (c. ... Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ruler of Scotland from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567. ...

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Earls of Cambridge, 1st Creation (1340)

  • William of Juliers, 1st Earl of Cambridge (1299-1361)

Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ... Events Osman I declares the independence of the Ottoman Principality The County of Holland is annexed by the County of Hainaut April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England. ... Events Founding of the University of Pavia, Italy. ...

Earls of Cambridge, 2nd Creation (1362)

Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 - 1362 - 1363 1364 1365 1366 1367 See also: 1362 state leaders Events Under Edward III, English replaces French as Englands national language, for the... Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, (June 5, 1341 - August 1, 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England, the fourth of the five sons of the King who lived to adulthood. ... Events The Queens College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Edward, Duke of York (1373 - October 25, 1415) was the same Duke of York who died at the Battle of Agincourt, the major English casualty in that battle. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... // Events Council of Constance begins. ...

Earls of Cambridge, 3rd Creation (1414)

// Events Council of Constance begins. ... Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (c. ... Events Bristol is made an independent county. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... This article is about Richard, Duke of York, father of King Edward IV. For the article about Edward IVs son who was imprisoned in the Tower of London see: Richard, Duke of York (Prince in the Tower). ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Events March 6 - Battle of St. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... Events The community of Rauma, Finland was granted its town rights. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ...

Earls of Cambridge, 4th Creation (1619)

The subsidiary title was Baron of Innerdale (1619). Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ...

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton KG PC (1589–2 March 1625), styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a son of the 1st Marquess of Hamilton. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton by Daniel Mytens. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616-1651), succeeded to the dukedom on his brother’s execution in 1649. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ...

Earls of Cambridge, 5th Creation (1659)

// Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester KG (July 8, 1640 - September 18, 1660) was the fourth living son and youngest son of King Charles I of Englandand his Queen Henrietta Maria of France. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ...

Earls of Cambridge, 6th Creation (1664)

  • James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1663-1667)

Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ...

Earls of Cambridge, 7th Creation (1667)

  • Edgar Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1667-1671)

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