Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham , (1641 - 19 April 1709), was a French nobleman who became Earl of Feversham in Stuart England. Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... The Coat of Arms of King James I, the first British monarch of the House of Stuart The House of Stuart or Stewart was a royal house of the Kingdom of Scotland, later of the Kingdom of England, and finally of the Kingdom of Great Britain. ...

Born in France, he was marquis de Blanquefort and sixth son of Guy Aldonce (1605-1665), marquis de Duras and comte de Rozan , from the noble Durfort (family). His mother was Elizabeth de la Tour d'Auvergne, sister of Marshal Turenne. Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 - July 27, 1675) was Marshal of France. ...

His two brothers Jacques Henri and Guy Aldonce were Marshals of France. He was a Huguenot. Jacques-Henri de Durfort, duke of Duras, marshal of France, (October 9, 1625 - October 12, 1704). ... Guy Aldonce de Durfort , duke de Lorges, marshal of France, (August 22, 1630 - October 22, 1702). ... The title of marshal of France (maréchal de France) was derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Albéric Clément (circa 1190). ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ...

In 1663 he came to England in the suite of James, duke of York, and was naturalized in the same year. On 19 January 1672/1673 he was raised to the English peerage as Baron Duras of Holdenby, his title being derived from an estate in Northamptonshire bought from the duke of York, and in 1676 he married Mary, daughter and elder co-heiress of Sir George Sondes, created in that year Baron Throwley, Viscount Sondes and earl of Feversham. // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...

On the death of his father-in-law (16 April 1677), Duras succeeded to his titles under a special remainder. His wife died in 1679. He was appointed by Charles II successively to the command of the third and second troops of Horse Guards, was sent abroad on several important diplomatic missions, and became Master of the Horse (1679) and Lord Chamberlain to the queen (1680). In 1682 he was appointed a Lord of the Bedchamber, and was present at the king's deathbed reconciliation with the Roman Church. Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Horse Guards is also a large building on Whitehall, at the eastern end of Horse Guards Parade. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State. ... This is an incomplete list of those who have served as Lord of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household (see also: Lady of the Bedchamber). ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ...

Under James II, Feversham became a member of the Privy Council, and in 1685 was given the chief command against the rebels under Monmouth, in which he mainly distinguished himself by his cruelty to the vanquished after the Battle of Sedgemoor. He was rewarded with a knighthood of the Garter and the colonelcy of the first troop of Life Guards, and in 1686 he was appointed to the command of the army assembled by King James on Blackheath to overawe the people. James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Crofts, later James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and of Buccleuch (April 9, 1649 – July 15, 1685) was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, who had followed him into continental exile after... The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought on 6 July 1685. ... The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. ... Blackheath is the name of a number of places: Blackheath, London, England Blackheath, West Midlands, England Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia See also Blackheath Rugby Club – founded 1858. ...

After the Glorious Revolution, Feversham succeeded in making his peace with William, on the intercession of the queen dowager, at whose instance he received the mastership of the Royal Hospital of St. Catherine near the Tower (1698). He died without issue on April 19 1709 and was buried in the Savoy, in the Strand (London) ; but removed March 21 1740 to Westminster Abbey. The Revolution of 1688, commonly known as the Glorious Revolution, was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). ... William III of England (The Hague,14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the United Netherlands from 28 June 1672, King of... A dowager is a widow who holds a title or property, or Dower, derived from her deceased husband. ... The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west...

References

[See G. E. Cockayne, Complete Peerage, and the article in the Dictionary of National Biography]. The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history. ...