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Michael Bowes-Lyon (British Army Officer)
Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (1 October 1893 – 1 May 1953), known as Mickie Bowes-Lyon, was an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth II. He was a British Army officer during World War I, and was prisoner of war at Holzminden. Biography Bowes-Lyon was born on 1 October 1893, the fifth son and eight child of Claude Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis, later 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Nicknamed Mickie, he was educated at Eton College. He later studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. During World War I, Bowes-Lyon served in France in The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). He was reported missing in action on 28 April 1917. Three weeks later, his family discovered he had been captured after being wounded. He was held as a prisoner of war at Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp for the rest of the war. He relinquished his commission in 1921. After the war, Bowes-Lyon was a justice of the peace and dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Of War
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons. These may include isolating them from enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and Repatriation, repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishment, prosecution of war crimes, labour exploitation, recruiting or even conscripting them as combatants, extracting collecting military and political intelligence, and political or religious indoctrination. Ancient times For much of history, prisoners of war would often be slaughtered or enslaved. Early Roman gladiators could be prisoners of war, categorised according to their ethnic roots as Samnites, Thracians, and Gauls (''Galli''). Homer's ''Iliad'' describes Trojan and Greek soldiers offeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamis
Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located south of Kirriemuir and southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. History The vicinity of Glamis has prehistoric traces – within the village, there stands an intricately carved Pictish stone known as the Glamis Manse Stone. There are various other Pictish stones nearby the village, such as the Hunter's Hill Stone, and the Eassie Stone, which stands in Eassie Old Church near the village of Eassie. The last Alpínid king of Scotland, Malcolm II, died at Glamis in 1034. Some other small fragments of Pictish stones from Glamis are preserved in the Meffan Institute in Forfar. On 20 October 1491, James IV declared it a burgh of barony. This gave Glamis the right to hold a weekly market and an annual fair, which was held on 17 November, the feast day of Saint Fergus. This legacy can be seen in the mercat cross, which still stands in the village s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Warrant Of Precedence
A royal warrant of precedence is a warrant issued by the monarch of the United Kingdom to determine precedence amongst individuals or organisations. Most warrants of this type are issued to grant a rank to a member of the nobility or gentry that they would normally have enjoyed when their relative (usually their sibling) inherits a title, but failed to assume automatically due to such circumstances as the death of their father (see courtesy title A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but is rather used by custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title). In some context ...). The warrants are usually issued to the following effect: Below is a list of such warrants in descending order of rank (note: the Orders of Precedence for males and females are separate from one another): Younger son of a duke Younger son of a marquess Younger son of an ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl Of Strathmore And Kinghorne
Timothy Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 16th and 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (18 March 1918 – 13 September 1972), was a British nobleman and peer. He was a nephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI, thus a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. Biography Born on 18 March 1918 in Teesdale, County Durham, he was the second son and third child of Patrick, Lord Glamis, and Lady Dorothy Osborne (1888–1946). His paternal grandparents were Claude, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, and his maternal grandfather was George, 10th Duke of Leeds. His father's youngest sister was the future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. He was educated at Stowe School and after serving with their cadet contingent, received a commission in the Black Watch on 29 October 1937. His older brother John was killed in action in World War II in 1941. After his father succeeded his grandfather as 15th and 2nd Earl of Strathmore a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl Of Strathmore And Kinghorne
Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th and 2nd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, (22 September 1884 – 25 May 1949), styled as Master of Glamis until 1904 and Lord Glamis until 1944, was a British landowner, peer and British Army officer. He was the eldest brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, thus a maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth II. Life Patrick Bowes-Lyon was born on 22 September 1884 at St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire to Claude, Lord Glamis, and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Styled as ''Master of Glamis'' from birth, he became ''Lord Glamis'' when his father inherited the earldom in 1904. Strathmore and three of his three surviving brothers all served in World War I. He was a major in 1/5th Battalion, the Black Watch. His brothers John and Fergus also served with the Black Watch, the latter being killed in action at the Battle of Loos, while his younger brother Michael served with the Royal Scots and was taken as a prison of war. On 19 June 1920, he was appointed a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949. The future George VI was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Albert at birth after his great-grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was known as "Bertie" to his family and close friends. His father ascended the throne as George V in 1910. As the second son of the king, Albert was not expected to inherit the throne. He spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward VIII, Edward, the heir apparent. Albert attended naval college as a teenager and served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Of Prince Albert And Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) took place on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey. The bride was a member of the Bowes-Lyon family, while the groom was the second son of King George V. Courtship and proposals Prince Albert, Duke of York, "Bertie" to the family, was the second son of King George V. He was second in line to succeed his father, behind his elder brother Edward, Prince of Wales. He initially proposed to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1921 (reportedly by proxy), but she turned him down, being "afraid never, never again to be free to think, speak and act as I feel I really ought to". When he declared he would marry no one else, his mother, Queen Mary, visited Glamis, Elizabeth's home, to see for herself the girl her son wanted to marry. She became convinced that Elizabeth was "the one girl who could make Bertie happy", but nevertheless refused to interfere. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's, Hanover Square
St George's, Hanover Square, is an Church of England, Anglican church, the parish church of Mayfair in the City of Westminster, central London, built in the early eighteenth century as part of a project to build fifty new churches around London (the Queen Anne Churches). The church was designed by John James (architect), John James; its site was donated by General William Steuart (Scottish soldier), William Steuart, who laid the first stone in 1721. The building is one small block south of Hanover Square, London, Hanover Square, near Oxford Circus. Because of its location, it has frequently been the venue for High society (group), society weddings. Ecclesiastical parish A civil parish of St George Hanover Square and an ecclesiastical parish were created in 1724 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields (parish), St Martin in the Fields. The boundaries of the ecclesiastical parish were adjusted in 1830, 1835 and 1865 when other parishes were carved out of it. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cator (Huntingdon MP)
John Cator, JP, DL (24 September 1862 – 27 April 1944) was Conservative MP for Huntingdon. The head of an old family with Quaker antecedents whose members included John Cator, MP between 1772 and 1793, Cator was educated was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He stood unsuccessfully in 1906, won the seat from the Liberals in January 1910, and held it in December 1910. His seat was abolished in 1918. He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1920–21. His daughter Elizabeth Margaret married Captain The Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon, brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Sources *''Whitaker's Almanack ''Whitaker's'' is a reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom. It was originally published by J. Whitaker & Sons from 1868 to 1997, next by HM Stationery Office until 2003 and then by A. & C. Black, which became a wholly owne ...'', 1907 to 1918 editions * Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
