Craufurd, Quintin (1743–1819), author and friend of the French royal family, was born on 22 September 1743 at Kilwinning in Ayrshire, the second son of Quintin Craufurd of Newark (d. 1749), justiciary baillie for the west seas of Scotland, and his wife, ...
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Craufurd, Quintin (1743–1819), author and friend of the French royal family
J. M. J. Rogister
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Dudley, Alice (1579–1669)
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Edgar, James (1688–1764), secretary to James Francis Edward Stuart
Lawrence B. Smith
Edgar, James (1688–1764), secretary to James Francis Edward Stuart, was born at Keithock, Forfarshire, on 13 July 1688, the fifth of seven sons of David Edgar (1650?–1722) of Keithock, a farmer, and his second wife, Elizabeth, née Guthrie, of St Vigeans. Despite his large ...
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Gytha (b. c. 1010, d. after 1068), wife of Earl Godwine
Elisabeth van Houts
Gytha (b. c. 1010, d. after 1068), wife of Earl Godwine, was a Danish noble woman, born about 1010, a daughter of Thurkil Sprakaleg. Her brother Earl Ulf married Estrith, sister of King Cnut of Denmark (d. 1035). This royal connection brought ...
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Hardinge, Alexander Henry Louis, second Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1894–1960), private secretary to Edward VIII and George VI
Hugo Vickers
Hardinge, Alexander Henry Louis, second Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1894–1960), private secretary to Edward VIII and George VI, was born on 17 May 1894 at the British embassy, Paris, the younger son of Charles Hardinge, later first Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944), diplomatist, and his wife, ...
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Montagu [née Fraunceys], Maud, countess of Salisbury (d. 1424), magnate and wealthy widow
Stephen O'Connor
Montagu [née Fraunceys], Maud, countess of Salisbury (d. 1424), magnate and wealthy widow, was the daughter of Adam Fraunceys (c. 1310–1375), a wealthy mercer and mayor of London, and his wife, Agnes (d. after 1392). She first appears in the records named alongside her brother, ...
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Ogilvy, Marion (d. 1575), landowner and mistress of Cardinal David Beaton
Margaret H. B. Sanderson
Ogilvy, Marion (d. 1575), landowner and mistress of Cardinal David Beaton, was the youngest known daughter of James, first Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (d. 1504), and his fourth wife, Janet Lyle (d. in or before 1525). Her father had made only partial provision for her before his death, a marriage contract (1503) by which the heir of ...