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Rutland
Rutland city (1990 pop. 18,230), seat of Rutland co., W Vt., at the junction of Otter and East creeks; settled c.1770, inc. as a city 1892. It is a trade and tourist center with many small industries. Marble quarrying, which began c.1845, still flourishes in the area. The headquarters of the Green ... Read more
Rutland
Rutland county (1991 pop. 32,400), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), central England. Rutland has a rolling terrain and is a rural upland area largely devoted to tillage and pasturage. It also contains a massive artificial reservoir created in the late 1970s. Iron ore and limestone are extracted from Rutland,... Read more
Edward York, duke of
Edward York, duke of 1373?-1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created earl of Cork while with his cousin Richard II in Ireland. He acted for the king in the marriage negotiations for the hand of Isabel... Read more
Walter Colton
Walter Colton , 1797-1851, American editor, writer, and clergyman, b. Rutland co., Vt. He became a naval chaplain in 1831. His books Ship and Shore (1835), A Visit to Constantinople and Athens (1836), and Deck and Port (1850) are based upon his naval experiences. In 1846 he was appointed chief... Read more
George Villiers Buckingham, 1st duke of
George Villiers Buckingham, 1st duke of , 1592-1628, English courtier and royal favorite. He arrived (1614) at the English court as James I was tiring of his favorite, Robert Carr, earl of Somerset. Villiers was made a gentleman of the bedchamber (1615) and, after Somerset's disgrace, rose rapidly... Read more
John Deere
John Deere 1804-86, American industrialist, manufacturer of agricultural implements, b. Rutland, Vt. He was one of the pioneers of the steel plow industry. A blacksmith by trade, he established (1837) a shop at Grand Detour, Ill. There he was associated with Leonard Andrus in making (1837) the fi... Read more
George Mason
George Mason 1725-92, American political leader, b. Fairfax co., Va. He was one of the most affluent of the colonial Virginia planters. In his triple capacity as trustee of Alexandria (1754-79), justice of the Fairfax county court, and vestryman of Truro parish, Mason exercised great influence in l... Read more
hundred
hundred in English history, a subdivision of a shire, first mentioned in the 10th cent. and surviving as a unit of local government into the 19th cent. It is thought that in origin the hundred comprised 100 geld hides, the geld hide being the basic Anglo-Saxon land unit for taxation purposes; but t... Read more
England
England the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. The English Channel, the Strait of Dover, and the North Sea... Read more
Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones , 1573-1652, one of England's first great architects. Son of a London clothmaker, he was enabled to travel in Europe before 1603 to study paintings, perhaps at the expense of the earl of Rutland. On a second trip to Italy (1613-14) he thoroughly studied the remains of Roman architecture ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Duke of Rutland"

Edward York, duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Edward York, duke of 1373?-1415, English nobleman...elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created...attainted Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, and the title...
York, Edward of York, 2nd duke of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...York, Edward of York, 2nd duke of ( c. 1373–...Langley (whom he succeeded as duke in 1402), in 1390 Edward was created earl of Rutland by Richard II, with whom...rewards included the title of duke of Aumale, which he lost...
Conyngham, William
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...In 1785 he began to develop a herring fishery on an island off the Donegal estate, which he renamed Rutland after the 4th duke of Rutland, lord lieutenant (1784–7). He invested in the project £20,000 raised on the...
George Crabbe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Crabbe took orders, and the following year he became the Duke of Rutland's chaplain. In December 1783 Crabbe was at last able to marry. Although the duke died in 1787, Crabbe's life continued to be marked...
Crabbe, George
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...encouraged him to take orders and in 1781 he became curate at Aldeburgh, then from 1782 to 1785 was chaplain to the duke of Rutland at Belvoir. In 1783, after revision from Burke and Johnson , he published The Village , which established his reputation...
patronage
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...Penshurst Place ). Patronage was also exercised through the gift of clerical livings; Crabbe , befriended by the duke of Rutland, wrote of the possible misfortunes of such an experience in ‘The Patron’ (1812). Another...
George Villiers Buckingham, 1st duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...George Villiers Buckingham, 1st duke of , 1592-1628, English courtier...of the Roman Catholic earl of Rutland. By this time Buckingham controlled...negotiations. Buckingham, now a duke, returned to England, advocating...remonstrance against him. The duke was at Portsmouth preparing...
Nottinghamshire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Newcastle having Clumber, Portland Welbeck, and Rutland Kelham. The duke of Kingston's estate was at Holme Pierrepoint, east...unemployment and low wages; in the reform crisis of 1831 the duke of Newcastle's mansion at Nottingham was burned...
Henry VI, King, Parts 1, 2
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...The true Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of...attempt to buy peace by making the duke of York his heir, thus disinheriting...instigates the murder of the boy Rutland, York's youngest son, by...king's sister. Richard, duke of Gloucester (later Richard...
Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Lord
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...principal secretary) from 1550 until 1553. He was central to the duke of Northumberland's reconstitution of the council. Cecil...Hertfordshire—and developed estates in Lincolnshire, Rutland, and Northamptonshire. He was interested in works on cosmography...

Dictionary entries related to "Duke of Rutland"

York, Edward of York, 2nd duke of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...York, Edward of York, 2nd duke of ( c. 1373–...Langley (whom he succeeded as duke in 1402), in 1390 Edward was created earl of Rutland by Richard II. He was a prominent...rewards included the title of duke of Aumale, which he lost...
Nottinghamshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Newcastle having Clumber, Portland Welbeck, and Rutland Kelham. The duke of Kingston's estate was at Holme Pierrepoint, east...unemployment and low wages; in the reform crisis of 1831 the duke of Newcastle's mansion at Nottingham was burned...
Connery, Sean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Dearden) (as Anthony Richmond); Marnie (Hitchcock) (as Mark Rutland); Goldfinger (Hamilton) (as James Bond) 1965 The Hill...Kalatozov) (as Amundsen) 1971 The Anderson Tapes (Lumet) (as Duke Anderson); Diamonds Are Forever (Hamilton) (as James Bond...

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DUKE OF RUTLAND DIES, AGED 79.
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 1/5/1999; 382 words ; ONE of Britain's richest men, the Duke of Rutland, has died aged 79. The tenth duke, Charles Manners, was estimated to have...also leaves a wife Frances, the Duchess of Rutland. The Duke, a staunch Conservative, was a Leicestershire...
DUKE OF RUTLAND DIES, AGED 79
Newspaper article from: Evening Mail; 1/5/1999; 374 words ; ONE of Britain's richest men, the Duke of Rutland, has died aged 79. The tenth duke, Charles Manners, was estimated to have...also leaves a wife Frances, the Duchess of Rutland. The Duke, a staunch Conservative, was a Leicestershire...
Obituary: Duke of Rutland dies at 79.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/5/1999; 372 words ; One of Britain's richest men, the Duke of Rutland, has died aged 79. The tenth duke, Charles Manners, was estimated to have...also leaves a wife Frances, the Duchess of Rutland. The Duke, a staunch Conservative, was a Leicestershire...
keeping it in the family; The Duke and Duchess of Rutland live in a castle that is older, grander and more beautiful than many of the Queen's palaces, but will they be able to preserve the ancestral home for their children?
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 9/29/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Leicestershire. Its owner, the 11th Duke of Rutland, and his wife, Emma, are relatively...Sandringham or Balmoral. Both the duke and duchess are, in their own ways...Granby (created in 1703), Earl of Rutland (1525), Baron Manners of Haddon...
Duke of Rutland in heart attack scare.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/27/1998; 308 words ; MILLIONAIRE aristocrat The Duke of Rutland was in hospital last night after a...Castle, Leics, at the weekend. The Duke, the 203rd richest person in Britain...Medical Centre said last night: "The Duke has been admitted for a series of...
How Emma recaptured the castle; When farmer's daughter Emma Watkins became the Duchess of Rutland she took on the marathon task of reviving the fortunes of her husband's family home. She tells Matthew Dennisonhow starring roles in The Young Victoriaand The Da Vinci Codehave helped transform Belvoir Castle from a crumbling pile into a box-office success.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/25/2009; 700+ words ; ...Leicestershire, home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. But Belvoir (pronounced...David found himself 11th Duke of Rutland and the 36th generation of...on the window seats. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland have five children - Violet...
CENTER FOR ACADEMIC INTEGRITY JOINS CLEMSON'S RUTLAND CENTER FOR ETHICS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/16/2007; 535 words ; ...Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, joins Clemson's Rutland Institute for Ethics in July...director of the Robert J. Rutland Institute for Ethics, which...James F. Barker says the CAI-Rutland Institute relationship puts...
Duke drops his drawbridge for Harvey Proctor ; THE LONDONER'S DIARY
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 5/1/2007; 479 words ; ...Leicestershire, the seat of the Duke of Rutland. In 1987 Proctor, then 40...also known as His Grace the Duke of Rutland, working in the promotion of...is out when I call. The 11th Duke of Rutland, has a fortune of Pounds 75...
Knight takes on Duke in Knipton match for charity.
Newspaper article from: Grantham Journal & Citizen (Grantham, England); 6/28/2008; 600 words ; ...ever, Sir Richard's XI faced a Duke of Rutland XI and the match raised more than...Richard's first ball to Due of Rutland opener John Chatfield-Roberts...him getting autographs." The Duke of Rutland's side include Gloucestershire...
The 'GBP 100m' Duke dies aged 79
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 1/4/1999; 565 words ; THE DUKE of Rutland, one of Britain's richest men...certain amount of attention that the Duke found deeply unwelcome. Her membership...son David, Marquis of Granby. The Duke also leaves a wife Frances, Duchess of Rutland.