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Alexander Hochberg
Alexander, Count von Hochberg-Fürstenstein, Prince von Pless or Aleksander Pszczyński (1 February 1905 – 22 February 1984) was a German aristocrat and Polish military officer (2nd Lieutenant) who served in the MI6, Secret Intelligence Service. He was a personal security guard for Prime Minister of Poland General Władysław Sikorski, and was awarded the Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross and Cross of Merit with Swords (Poland), Cross of Merit with Swords for his service in the Polish Army. In 1984, he briefly served as the head of the Hochberg von Pless princely family. Biography He was born 1 February 1905 in London, to Hans Heinrich XV, 3rd Fürst, Prince Duchy of Pless, von Pleß and his first wife Daisy, Princess of Pless. As an heir of once mighty Silesian ducal family of Duchy of Pless, Dukes von Pless, Alexander (officially styled ''Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Konrad Ernst Maximilian Graf von Hochberg, baron zu Fürstenstein, 5th Fürst von Pless'') had been a Polis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fürstenstein Castle
Fürstenstein is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Passau (district) {{Passaudistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick West (1767–1852)
Frederick West (1767 – 22 March 1852) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1801 to 1806. Early life West was the third son of Mary (née Wynyard), Countess De La Warr, and Lieutenant-General John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte. His elder brothers were William West, 3rd Earl De La Warr, a Lt.-Col. in the Coldstream Guards and John West, 4th Earl De La Warr. He also had two sisters, Lady Georgiana West (the wife of Edward Pery Buckley and mother of Edward Pery Buckley, MP for Salisbury), and Lady Matilda West (the wife of Gen. Henry Wynyard, Commander-in-Chief, Scotland). His paternal grandparents were John West, 1st Earl De La Warr (only son of John West, 6th Baron De La Warr) and the former Lady Charlotte McCarthy (only daughter of Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty and Lady Elizabeth Spencer, second daughter of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland. His maternal grandparents were Lieutenant-General John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Richard West
Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead. He was a member of the Canterbury Association. Early life West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third son of the Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852) and Maria Myddleton. He attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, from where he left in 1818 without a degree. Political career West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850. Family His first marriage was on 14 November 1820 to Lady Georgiana Stanhope. Her parents were Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755–1815) and Henrietta, the third daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath of Longleat House Longleat is a stately home about west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Cornwallis-West
Mary Adelaide Virginia Thomasina Eupatoria Cornwallis-West (née FitzPatrick; The Vale, Bailieborough 28 October 1854 – 21 July 1920) was an Irish aristocrat, socialite and mistress of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. Early life Cornwallis-West was born into an Irish noble family as the daughter of the Rev. Frederick FitzPatrick, a descendant of the 1st Baron Upper Ossory, and Lady Olivia Taylour, daughter of Thomas Taylour, 2nd Marquess of Headfort. Personal life File:Daisy von Pless.jpg, Her eldest daughter, Daisy, Princess of Pless File:Constance Edwina, Duchess of Westminster.jpg, Her second daughter, Constance when Duchess of Westminster File:Georgecornwalliswest.jpg, Her son, George Cornwallis-West Her mother unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Albert, Prince Consort, and Cornwallis-West herself became mistress of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) at the age of 16. The affair was discovered, and in 1872 she was married to the Lord-Lieutenant of De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cornwallis-West
Colonel William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West, (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917) was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th (Ruthin) Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in the wider territorial army in Wales. Early life (William) Cornwallis West was born on 20 March 1835 at Florence. He was the son of Frederick Richard West, a Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead who was a member of the Canterbury Association, and his wife, Theresa Cornwallis Whitby. His father first married Lady Georgiana Stanhope (a daughter of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield). A scion of the De La Warr Wests, his paternal grandfather was Frederick West (a son of John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr). His maternal grandparents were both Royal Navy figures: Captain John Whitby and Mary Anne Theresa Symonds (adoptive daughter and heiress of Admiral William Cornwallis). Following his education at Eton, he returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolko Graf Von Hochberg
Bolko is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Bolko I of Opole (1258–1313), Duke of Opole from 1282, Niemodlin and Strzelce Opolskie until his death *Bolko I the Strict (1252–1301), Duke of Lwówek, Jawor and of Świdnica-Ziębice *Bolko II of Opole (1300–1356), Duke of Opole from 1313 *Bolko II of Ziębice (1300–1341), Duke of Jawor-Lwówek-Świdnica-Ziębice, of Świdnica-Ziębice, then of Ziębice *Bolko II the Small (1368), the last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty in Silesia *Bolko III of Ziębice (1348–1410), Duke of Münsterberg and ruler over Gleiwitz * Bolko III of Strzelce (1337–1382), Duke of Opole and Duke of Strzelce *Bolko IV of Opole (1363–1437), Duke of Strzelce and Niemodlin, then Duke of Opole * Bolko V the Hussite (1400–1460), Duke of Opole, then ruler over Głogówek and Prudnik, Duke of Strzelce and Niemodlin, ruler over Olesno *Bolko von Richthofen Bolko von Richthofen (September 13, 1899 – March 18, 1983) was a German ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman à Clef
A ''roman à clef'' ( ; ; ) is a novel about real-life events that is overlaid with a façade of fiction. The fictitious names in the novel represent real people and the "key" is the relationship between the non-fiction and the fiction. This metaphorical key may be produced separately—typically as an explicit guide to the text by the author—or implied, through the use of epigraphs or other literary techniques. Madeleine de Scudéry created the ''roman à clef'' in the 17th century to provide a forum for her thinly veiled fiction featuring political and public figures. An author might choose the ''roman à clef'' as a means of satire, of writing about controversial topics, reporting inside information on scandals without giving rise to charges of libel, the opportunity to turn the tale the way the author would like it to have gone, the opportunity to portray autobiographical experiences without having to expose the author as the subject, avoiding incrimination that could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Merrick
William Gordon Merrick (3 August 1916 – 27 March 1988) was a Broadway actor, wartime OSS field officer, best-selling author of gay-themed novels, and one of the first authors to write about homosexual themes for a mass audience. Early life William Gordon Merrick was born in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. His father, Rodney King Merrick, was a manager of a truck company who eventually became a bank manager. His mother was the former Mary Cartwright Gordon (b. 26 July 1893, in Natchez, Mississippi). His only sibling was his older brother Samuel. Gordon and Samuel were great-grandsons of the Philadelphia philanthropist Samuel Vaughn Merrick (1801–1870). Merrick enrolled in Princeton University in 1936, studied French literature, and was active in campus theater. He quit in the middle of his junior year and moved to New York City, where he became an actor, landing the role of Richard Stanley in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's ''The Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. There are two small islands off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera, Balearic Islands, Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma). The anthem of Mallorca is "La Balanguera". Like the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, the island is a highly popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from the Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The international airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport, is one of the busiest in Spain; it was used by 28 million passengers in 2017, with use increasing ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Army In The West
The Polish Armed Forces in the West () refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. Polish forces were also raised within Soviet territories; these were the Polish Armed Forces in the East. The formations, loyal to the Polish government-in-exile, were first formed in France and its Middle East territories following the defeat and occupation of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union in September 1939. After the fall of France in June 1940, the formations were recreated in the United Kingdom. Making a large contribution to the war effort, the Polish Armed Forces in the West was composed of army, air and naval forces. The Poles soon became shock troops in Allied service, most notably in the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Italian Campaign, where the Polish flag was raised on the ruined abbey on 18 May 1944, as well as in the Battle of Bologna and the Battle of Ancona (both also i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
