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Duckworth-King Baronets
The King, later Duckworth-King Baronetcy, of Bellevue in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 18 July 1792 for the naval officer and colonial governor Richard King. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was also a naval commander and fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. The fourth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Duckworth in 1888. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1972. King, later Duckworth-King baronets, of Bellevue (1792) *Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet Admiral Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (10 August 1730 – 7 November 1806) was a British naval officer and colonial governor. Naval career King was born in Gosport, the son of Curtis King and Mary Barnett. He joined the Royal Navy in 1738 and ... (1730–1806) * Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet (1774–1834) *Sir Richard Duckworth King, 3rd Baronet (1804–1887) *Sir George St Vincent Duckworth-King, 4th Baronet (1809–1891) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of Great Britain
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary to prove a claim of succession. When this has been done, the name is entered on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. Persons who have not proven their claims may not be officially styled as baronets. This was ordained by Royal Warrant in February 1910. A baronetcy is considered vacant if the previous holder has died within the previous five years and if no one has proven their succession, and is considered dormant if no one has proven their succession in more than five years after the death of the previous incumbent. All extant baronetcies, including vacant baronetcies, are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including those which are extinct, dormant or forfeit, are on a separate list of baronetcies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet
Admiral Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (10 August 1730 – 7 November 1806) was a British naval officer and colonial governor. Naval career King was born in Gosport, the son of Curtis King and Mary Barnett. He joined the Royal Navy in 1738 and served on HMS ''Berwick''. In 1745 made a lieutenant in HMS ''Tiger'' and in 1756 he was promoted to commander of the fireship HMS ''Blaze''. He took part in the capture of Calcutta in 1756 and commanded the landing party at the capture of Hoogly in 1757. In 1763 he was given command of HMS ''Grafton'' and in 1770 he took over HMS ''Northumberland''. He went on to command HMS ''Pallas'' from 1778 and HMS ''Exeter'' from 1779. He was knighted in 1782 for his services near Madras, India. Promoted Rear Admiral in 1787, he was appointed commander-in-chief of The Downs in 1790. In 1792 he became a baronet and was made commander-in-chief and Governor of Newfoundland. While King was in office France had declared war on Britain and King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the Royal Navy and a combined fleet of the French Navy, French and Spanish Navy, Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition. As part of Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom, the French and Spanish fleets combined to take control of the English Channel and provide the Grande Armée safe passage. The allied fleet, under the command of French admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, sailed from the port of Cádiz in the south of Spain on 18 October 1805. They encountered a British fleet under Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Lord Nelson, recently assembled to meet this threat, in the Atlantic Ocean along the southwest coast of Spain, off Cape Trafalgar. Nelson was outnumbered, with 27 British ships of the line to 33 Franco-Spanish ships, including the largest warship in either fleet, the Spanish ''Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet
Vice Admiral Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet KCB (28 November 1774 – 5 August 1834) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who fought with distinction at the battle of Trafalgar despite being amongst the youngest captains present. Naval career King was the son of Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet, a wealthy and high-ranking member of the Navy. King was placed on board ship at fourteen, thanks to the influence of his father and made Post Captain just six years later, an achievement made possible by his father's rank of admiral. Normally an officer would be waiting double or triple that time before gaining such a prestigious rank. Nonetheless, King was no incompetent, and proved his worth as captain of HMS ''Sirius'', capturing four enemy privateers whilst in command, as well as sitting on the navy board which condemned Richard Parker to death for his part in the Nore mutiny in 1797. At the action of 24 October 1798, King captured two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George King (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir George St Vincent King (15 July 1809 – 18 August 1891) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station. Early life King was born on 15 July 1809 at Stonehouse, Devon, the second son of Vice-Admiral Sir Richard King and Sarah Anne née Duckworth. He was educated at Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. Naval career King joined the Royal Navy in 1822. Promoted to captain in 1841, he commanded HMS ''Leander'' in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. He commanded HMS ''Rodney'' from 1854 and HMS ''St Jean d'Acre'' from 1855. In September 1856, HMS ''St Jean d'Acre'' took Earl Granville Earl Granville is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now held by members of the Leveson-Gower family. First creation The first creation came in the Pee ... to the coronation of Czar Alexander II at St Petersburg. Earl Granville was leader of the Liberal party in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
