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Encyclopedia > Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Edmund Lyons
Edmund Lyons

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Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons G.C.B. K.C.H. was born at Whitehayes House, Burton, near Christchurch, Hampshire on 21 November 1790. He was the fourth son of John Lyons of Antigua and St. Austin's, Hants, and Catherine (née Walrond), daughter of the 5th Marquis de Vallado. Edmund led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet. He also held various diplomatic posts for Her Majesty's government, including ambassadorial positions in Sweden, Switzerland and to the newly established court of King Otto of Greece. Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... The Royal Guelphic Order was a British order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later George IV). ... Christchurch is a town in Dorset, south England on the English Channel coast. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Lyons was born on the island of Antigua on October 20, 1760. ... The title Marquis de Vallado is a Spanish title bestowed upon Humphrey Walrond on August 5, 1653 by King Philip IV of Spain. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Combatants United Kingdom France Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 2,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of disease 110,000 killed, wounded and died... A Youthful Portrait of King Otto of Greece Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria and King of Greece (Salzburg, June 1, 1815 - Bamberg, July 26, 1867) was made the first modern king of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the...


Edmund was created a knight 1835, Baronet 1840 and then elevated to the peerage as Baron Lyons, of Christchurch in 1856. He was the recipient of various other foreign honours, namely: | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

  • 1828 - Knight of the Order of St Louis (France)
  • 1833 - Knight Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
  • 185? - Order of the Mejidie, 1st Class (Ottoman Empire)

Edmund, Lord Lyons, died on 23 November 1858, his body interred in the vault beneath the Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel Castle. A full lifesize marble statue by Matthew Noble was erected to his memory in 1860 in St. Pauls Cathedral, London. The Order of the Redeemer (Greek Τάγμα του Σωτήρος) is an Order (decoration) of Greece. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Arundel Castle Arundel Castle in West Sussex, England, is one of the most impressive and complete castles remaining in Britain. ... Matthew Noble (1818-1876) was born in Harnes, near Scarborough. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... For alternative meanings see St. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ...


In 1814 Edmund married Augusta Louisa Rogers (17931852), younger daughter and co-heiress of Captain Josias Rogers, R.N., by whom he had two sons and two daughters: 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


Issue

Name Birth Death Notes
Anne Theresa Bickerton Lyons 1815 1894 married 1839, Philip Hartmann Veit von Würtzburg, Baron von Würtzburg
Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons 1817 1887 2nd Baron Lyons, 1st Viscount (1881), gazetted an Earl (1887)
Edmund Moubray Lyons 1819 1855 Captain R.N.; killed in the Crimean War
Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons 1821 1886 married 1839, Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, Lord Fitzalan, later 14th Duke of Norfolk
Preceded by:
New Creation
Baron Lyons
1856–1858
Succeeded by:
Richard Lyons
Baronet
(of Christchurch, Hampshire)
1840–1858

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Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (352 words)
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons G.C.B. was born at Whitehayes House, Burton, near Christchurch, Hampshire on 21 November 1790.
Edmund led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Edmund, Lord Lyons, died on 23 November 1858, his body interred in the vault beneath the Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel Castle.
NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Edmund Lyons (294 words)
Edmund Lyons was born at Whitehayes House, Burton, near Christchurch, Hampshire in 1790.
Edmund was the recipient of various other foreign honours, namely Knight of the Order of St Louis (France) in 1828 and Knight Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) in 1833.
Edmund, Lord Lyons, passed away in 1858, his body interred in the vault beneath the Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel Castle.
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