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Edward Sparshott
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Edward Sparshott (3 March 1788 – 9 November 1873) was an English officer of the Royal Navy, serving during the Napoleonic Wars. As midshipman on HMS Centaur (1759), HMS ''Centaur'', flagship of Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet, Sir Samuel Hood, he was present at the surrender of Madeira. As captain, he commanded HMS Prince Regent (1823), HMS ''Prince Regent'', and HMS Winchester (1822), HMS ''Winchester'', flagships of Sir Henry Blackwood and Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, besides HMS Rochfort, HMS ''Rochfort'' as post-captain under Charles Marsh Schomberg. He retired as captain, and ended his life with the rank of retired admiral (Royal Navy), admiral. Sparshott was descended from a Hampshire farming family, and was the youngest of eleven siblings. His brother was Commander (Royal Navy), Commander Samuel Sparshott, Royal Navy, R.N. Background Sparshott came from a Hampshire family. His paternal grandparents were husbandman John Sparshott of Soberton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Guelphic Order
The Royal Guelphic Order (), sometimes referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Kingdom of Hanover, Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later King George IV). It takes its name from the House of Guelph, of which the House of Hanover was a branch. Since Hanover and the United Kingdom personal union, shared a monarch until 1837, the order was frequently bestowed upon British subjects. History Until 1837 the order was frequently awarded to officers in the British Royal Navy, Navy and British Army, Army, although it was still classed as a foreign order, with British members of the order not entitled to style themselves as "Sir" unless they were also created Knights Bachelor, as many were. The British link ended in 1837 when Kingdom of Hanover, Hanover's royal union with Great Britain ended, with Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Ernest Augustus becoming King of Hanover and Queen Victoria ascending the British throne. When Hanover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
