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unusual facts about Henry St George, the younger



Harriet Raikes

Harriet Raikes was the daughter of Thomas Raikes the Younger, a merchant and banker in London, and the granddaughter of Thomas Raikes the Elder, also merchant and banker in London and Governor of the Bank of England from 1797 to 1799.

Henry Christmas

He edited works including Samuel Pegge's ‘Anecdotes of the English Language’ (1844), the ‘Works of Bishop Ridley’ (1841), and the ‘Select Works of Bishop Bale’ (1849), the last two for the Parker Society.

Henry St George, the younger

As deputy to Sir Edward Walker, Garter Principal King of Arms, he went on a mission to Stockholm and on 29 July 1669 invested the king of Sweden with the Order of the Garter.

Historic Inns of Annapolis

Representing Britain were Richard Oswald, the Chief Negotiator under the Earl of Shelburne, and their envoy David Hartley, who was signing for them.

John Anstis

Sir Henry St George was nominated to be Garter and succeeded his brother in June 1703.

John Sleeper Clarke

Among his favourite parts were as Timothy Toodle in William E. Burton's The Toodles, which ran for 200 nights at the Strand Theatre, and two roles from plays by George Colman "the Younger": Dr. Pangloss in The Heir-at-law, and Dr. Ollapod in The Poor Gentleman.

Monkstown, County Dublin

Monkstown was later purchased by the Archbishop of Armagh, Michael Boyle where his son Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington enlarged the castle making it one of the finest residences.

Nils Brahe

Count Nils Brahe (October 14, 1604 – November 21, 1632) was a Swedish soldier and younger brother of Per Brahe.

Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen

Philip married on 24 February 1422 in Darmstadt with Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471), daughter of Eberhard IV "the Younger" of Württemberg.


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