Sir Charles Miles Lambert Monck, 6th Baronet (7 April 1779 – 20 July 1867) was an English politician. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of

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on the death of his father in 1795.

Life

He was born with the surname Middleton, as the third son of Sir William Middleton, 5th Baronet and his wife Jane Monck. He took the surname of his maternal grandfather Laurence Monck of Caenby Hall, Caenby,

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who died in 1798, in order to inherit his estate. He was educated at

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and by private tutors at Caenby. He served as

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in 1801 and was Member of Parliament for

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1812–1820, sitting as an independent politician. Monck was an avid Hellenist and in 1817, with the assistance of architect John Dobson, he completed the building of an impressive new mansion house in

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style,

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, adjacent to

in Northumberland, inspired by his buildings seen in his lengthy honeymoon in Greece. Belsay Castle is a

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which has been in the custody of

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since c.1980.

Family

Monck married twice, firstly, in 1804 to Louisa Lucia Cook (died 1824), daughter of Sir George Cooke, 7th Baronet. They had two sons and four daughters. * Charles Atticus Monck, elder son (1805–1856), was born in Athens. He married in 1835 Laura Ridley, second daughter of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Baronet. Their son

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succeeded as 7th Baronet. * William Monck, younger son. * Julia, married as his first wife Sir Edward Blackett, 6th Baronet. * Louisa Maria, died 1821. He married secondly, in 1831, Mary Elizabeth Bennett.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monck, Charles 1779 births 1867 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies High sheriffs of Northumberland

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UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 People educated at Rugby School