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Sir John Francis Edward Acton

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir John Francis Edward Acton 1736?-1811, Neapolitan statesman of British origin, b. Besançon, France. Called upon by Queen Marie Caroline and King Ferdinand IV of Naples (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) to reform the Neapolitan army and navy in 1779, Acton also served as minister of finance and as prime minister (1785-1806 with brief interruptions). With the assistance of Emma Lady Hamilton , the queen's confidante, he rid Naples of Spanish influence and strengthened ties with Great Britain and with Austria. He shared the political vicissitudes of the royal family, going... Read more
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, 1st Baron
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... historian, b. Naples; grandson of Sir John Francis Edward Acton and of Emmerich Joseph, duc de ... Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger . Acton became (1859) a Liberal member ... the peerage (1869), and in 1892, Acton was made lord-in-waiting. Acton ... Read more
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ... Crusade, and John (1167 ... Magna Carta; Edward I (1239 ... parliamentary system; Edward III (1312 ... Commonwealth. Sir Robert Walpole ... foundations for free trade and ... 1833); Henry John Temple, third ... – 1865); Sir Robert Peel ... 1576. Sir Francis Drake ... Read more

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