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Buckingham Palace — is the official London residence of the British monarch. [Traditionally the British Royal Court is still resident at St. James s Palace. While foreign ambassadors assuming their new position are received by the British sovereign at Buckingham… … Wikipedia
Buckingham [3] — Buckingham (spr. böckinghǟm), 1) George Villiers, Herzog von, geb. 28. Aug. 1592 aus altem normännischen Geschlecht, gest. 23. Aug. 1628. Schön, liebenswürdig, aber keck und ehrgeizig, wurde er seit 1615 der einflußreichste Günstling Jakobs 1.,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Buckingham — [ bʌkɪȖəm], englischer Earl , Marquess und Herzogstitel, zuerst nachgewiesen für die Zeit um 1100, wurde als Herzogstitel 1444 1521 in der Familie Stafford, 1623 87 in der Familie Villiers, 1703 39 in der Familie Sheffield und 1822 89 in der… … Universal-Lexikon
Duke of Buckingham — Not to be confused with Earl of Buckinghamshire. The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham, referring to Buckingham, have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been Earls of … Wikipedia
Buckingham’s Rebellion — (1483) Buckingham’s Rebellion is the name given to a series of uprisings that occurred in England in the autumn of 1483 in reaction to RICHARD III’s seizure of his nephew’s throne, to the disappearance of that nephew and his brother, and to… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st Duke of — ▪ English statesman also called (1614–16) Sir George Villiers , or (1616–17) Baron Whaddon, Viscount Villiers , or (1617–18) Earl of Buckingham , or (1618–23) Marquess of Buckingham born August 28, 1592, Brooksby, Leicestershire, England… … Universalium
duke — /doohk, dyoohk/, n., v., duked, duking. n. 1. (in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state. 2. a British nobleman holding the highest hereditary title outside the royal family, ranking immediately below a… … Universalium
Duke — /doohk, dyoohk/, n. 1. Benjamin Newton, 1855 1929, and his brother, James Buchanan, 1856 1925, U.S. industrialists. 2. a male given name. * * * I European title of nobility, the highest rank below a prince or king except in countries having such… … Universalium
Duke — For other uses, see Duke (disambiguation) and Duchess (disambiguation). Royal and noble ranks Emperor Empress King Queen … Wikipedia
Duke of York — For the nursery rhyme, see The Grand Old Duke of York. For the ships, see HMS Duke of York. See also: Duke of York s (disambiguation) HRH Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York The Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British … Wikipedia
