16th Earl of Shrewsbury
editDescribed as "The Most Prominent British Catholic of his Day" Inherite Earldoms in 1827 Commisioned Augustus Pugin to remoddle Alton Towers Financed costruction of catholic chapels across the midlands gaining "good earl john"
Elder daughter Mary married Prince Philipo Doria in 1882
Daughter Gwendoline Catherine Talbot, born in Cheltenham 3 Dec 1817 Returned to rome 1834 visiting the Princess of Turn and Taxis on the way, and the spas of Ems, Carlsbad and Bad Kissingen, where she met the Qurrn of Bavaria. In italy she explored Lake Maggiore, Milan and Florence before reaching Rome where on 11 Marh 1835 she Married Prince Marcantonia Borghese (Marcantonio, 8th Prince of Sulmona 1839–1886), in Rome in 1835 She died 1840 aged 22 and was buried in the Borghese Chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore. Her tomb inscribed "Qui riposano le ceneri della madre dei poverelli - Here lie the ashes of the mother of the poor" also called "tirelas charitable and hospital work" "ubridled generocity to the poor"
Gwen first visted Rome in 5 when she pet Pope Pius VII Presnted to Priness Charlotte of Prussia, future Tsarina of Russia, in Spa Family silt time between Rome and Alton Towers, and between- her diary revealing family spent time in Lausanne, Vinchy, Naples, Vienna, Bohemia, Hungary, Saxony and Prussia.
Gwen invited to Royal Pavilion in Brighton by William IV to keep Queen Aelaide's teenage neice, the Ducchess of Saxe-Weimar, company. Later invited to windsor Castle, William IV called her "The Greatest beauty in the realm" Husband Marcantonio suceesed as prince borghese in 1837. 3rd son, 4th child, born July 1840 at Alton Towers, just before a vist from Dowager Queen Adeliade and the Dchesss of Saxe-Weimar. Gwen died of scarlet feaver after returning to rome Dieing October 27 1840 aged 22
All 3 of her sons died soon after of measals Her daughter, Agnese, married, becoming Duchessa di Sora.
http://www.kohn.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cp-kohn_13-04-2012-en.pdf
mary and prince Doria met "Her great-grandfather met her great-grandmother, Lady Mary Talbot, daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury, at Queen Victoria's Coronation."
To Do
editQPQs when needed: Template:Did you know nominations/Duchy Home Farm
Add bit about kingsmead and blackfriars being less than quarter of mile from each other -st james just over aquarter of mile south east of blackfriars
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- Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford- for expansion and also create Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford Parish page
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To work on:
Earl of Shaftesbury -clear up access to the page St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles
http://www.shaftesburyestates.com/stgileshouse.php
- Create pages for the stubs
- List_of_civil_parishes_in_Leicestershire work way through
- Petworth House
- Anchor Church
- Genille Cave-Browne-Cave
- Haddon Hall
- Quenby Hall
- Burton Abbey
- Hardwick Hall
- Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School - Needs references
- Beacon Hill, Leicestershire
- Bardon Hill
- Stoney Stanton -has full article but no references
- Calke Abbey
- Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Wystan%27s_Church,_Repton
*http://www.reptonchurch.org.uk/Crypt.htm
- Congerston
- [Catton Hall]
http://www.catton-hall.com/uploads/Catton%20History.pdf
The next story is about St. Werburgh's Church, scene of an horrific murder back in 1252. The Church has had a curse on it ever since.
More about Werburghs church http://www.picturesofderby.co.uk/area_friargate%20page%202.htm
Princes
editGairdner says Markham argued that no word of rumours of the boys disapearance reached Richard by October as if it had the rlion wouldnt have taken him b suprize. [1][2]
- ^ Gairdner, James (July 1891). "Did Henry VII Murder the Princes?". The English Historical Review. 6 (23). Oxford University Press: 444–464.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Markham, Sir Clement Robert (April 1891). "Richard III: A Doubtful Verdict Reviewed". The English Historical Review. 6 (22). Oxford University Press: 250–283.
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