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Peter Du Cane, Sr.
Peter Du Cane (22 April 1713 – 28 March 1803), a descendant of Jean Du Quesne, the elder and son of Richard Du Cane, M.P., was a leading 18th century British merchant and businessman . Du Cane amassed great wealth in land and fund holdings, as well as in marine insurance. He was High Sheriff of Essex in 1744-5, a Director of the Bank of England, a Director of the East India Company from 1750 to 1753, Vice-President of the London Infirmary, and patron of the vicarage at Coggeshall where he was lord of the manor. In 1745, he established the family at Braxted Park in Essex. In 1735, Du Cane married a wealthy heiress, Mary Norris, the only daughter of Henry Norris (1677–1762) of Hackney, another London businessman and Justice of the Peace with extensive trading interests in Russia. Du Cane's portrait, painted while travelling in Italy by Austrian artist Anton von maron (1733–1808) hangs in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. In another painting by Arthur Devis (1712†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Du Quesne, The Elder
Jean du Quesne, the elder also known as Jan or Jehan (December 1624) was a particularly well-documented Huguenot refugee from Flanders reported to be from Ath in Hainaut, the son of Jean Du Quesne, native of Valenciennes. David Carnegie Andrew Agnew: Protestant exiles from France in the reign of Louis XIV : or, The Huguenot refugees and their descendants in Great Britain and Ireland (1871) Of noble extraction, Du Quesne escaped to England in 1568 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I following the Low Country persecutions of Protestants under the Duke of Alva. A historical record of Du Quesne's flight and of the sale of his goods and furniture in 1569, as well as the letting of his "" (house, bedroom, estate, and garden) is contained in the Belgian Archives. Du Quesne originally settled in Canterbury where he served as an elder of the French Church. He was married to Judith Millon (died 2 May 1627) and they had three children: Jean du Quesne, the younger, David and Marie. The fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |