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Anglesea Street, Dublin
Anglesea Street is a Georgian architecture, Georgian street in the Temple Bar, Dublin, Temple Bar area of south Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Location Anglesea Street runs straight north–south from Fleet Street, Dublin, Fleet Street (junction with Bedford Row), meeting Cope Street and continuing south to College Green, Dublin, College Green and Dame Street where Daly's Club would have been located. Originally the street would have been connected to Turnstile Alley (now Foster Place) via an alley named Blackmore Yard until this route was built upon at the beginning of the 19th century. History The street is named for Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey (1614–1686), a notable royalist (English Civil War), Royalist whose estate was in the area. Anglesea Road in Donnybrook is named for Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey, the 5th Earl, while Anglesea Street, Cork and Anglesea Street, Clonmel were named for Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. It was developed in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl Of Anglesey
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, PC, (10 July 16146 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 1682 for Charles II. He succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount Valentia in 1660, and he was created Earl of Anglesey in 1661. Early life Annesley was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, and his first wife Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Philipps, Bt, of Picton Castle. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1634 as a Bachelor of Arts; that year, he was admitted into Lincoln's Inn. Having made the grand tour he returned to Ireland; and being employed by Parliament on a mission to the Duke of Ormonde, now reduced to the last extremities, he succeeded in concluding a treaty with him on 19 June 1647, thus securing the country from complete subjection to the rebels. In April 1647 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
