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  Albany First -Ward - Home
Albany is the fourth oldest continually-inhabited city and the second oldest chartered city in the United States.
Albany went on to support the First Continental Congress, and went on to be a focal point militarily in America’s struggle for independence.
Albany, as far as State capitols are concerned, ranks near the top of the list in regards to architectual and historical significance.
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  Dukes of Albany - LoveToKnow 1911
The title of duke of Albany was next bestowed upon Henry Stuart, commonly known as Lord Darnley, by Mary, queen of Scots, in 1565.
Albany, who was the ablest prince of his house, left by his first wife one son, Murdac (or Murdoch) Stewart, who succeeded him as duke of Albany and regent, but at whose execution in 1425 the dukedom became extinct.
Leopold George Duncan Albert, duke of Albany, eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria, was born on the 7th of April 1853.
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 Albany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The consequence was the deadly enmity of the earl of March and Sir William Rossie, the latter—in absence of the earl of Crawford in Spain—the representative of the house of Lindsay.
At his coronation, Murdoch, duke of Albany, as earl of Fife, performed the ceremony of installing the sovereign on the throne, and amidst the rejoicings on the occasion, the king conferred the honour of knighthood on Alexander Stewart, the second son of the duke of Albany, and twenty-four others of his principal nobility and barons.
Albany engaged to be a true and faithful subject to King James, on his titles and estates, with Dunbar castle, and the possessions of the late earl of Mar, his brother, being restored to him, and the office of king’s lieutenant of the realm being conferred on him.
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 Duke of Albany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the younger sons in the Scottish, and later the British, royal family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover.
The Dukedom of Albany was first granted in 1398 by King Robert III of Scotland on his brother, Robert Stewart, the title being in the Peerage of Scotland.
"Albany" was a broad territorial term representing the parts of Scotland north of the River Forth, roughly the former Kingdom of the Picts.
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 History Of Scotland Vol. 1 - Part 17
After the death of Robert III., this Richard is stated to have been supported in magnificence, and even in royal state, by the Duke of Albany, to have at length died in the Castle of Stirling, and to have been interred in the church of the friars there, at the north angle of the altar.
The Duke of Albany as a statesman was an unprincipled politician, and, as a soldier, of suspected courage.
Were it not for the cold-blooded and detestable murder of his nephew, the Duke of Rothsay, which stamps his character with atrocity, ambition and its temptations might, perhaps, be in some degree the apology, as it certainly was the cause, of the faults and defects of his character.
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 Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Made duke of Albany in 1398, in 1399 he was forced to give up the regency to his nephew, David Stuart, duke of Rothesay.
Albany became governor or warden again and continued in that position after Robert III's death because the new king, James I, was a prisoner in England.
Apparently Albany tried to make his sovereignty hereditary in all but name, and he was succeeded as regent by his son Murdoch, 2d duke of Albany.
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 AllRefer.com - Stuart, John, duke of Albany (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Stuart, John, duke of Albany[Ol´bunE] Pronunciation Key, 1481–1536, regent of Scotland; son of Alexander Stuart, duke of Albany, and grandson of James II of Scotland.
Albany gained possession of Margaret's children and crushed a rebellion led by Lord Home, Angus, and James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran.
Henry VIII's request to the Scottish Parliament for Albany's dismissal was emphatically refused, the duke being declared (1516) heir to the Scottish throne.
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...Albany Congress, 1754, meeting at Albany, N.Y., of commissioners representing seven British colonies in North America to treat with the Iroquois, chiefly because...
...Alexander Stuart, duke of Albany, and grandson of James II of Scotland.
...Albany Regency, name given, after 1820, to the leaders of the first political machine, which was developed in New York state by Martin Van Buren.
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 Discover the History of Albany, New York at Albany.com
Albany, New York (then known as Fort Orange) was settled by the Dutch in the early 1600s after being discovered by Henry Hudson.
By 1664, nearly 10,000 Dutch were settled in Fort Orange when the English captured the fort and renamed it in honor of the Duke of Albany.
Notable details in Albany's Capital building are three massive staircases that are works of art in their own right, and the Senate Chamber complete with 23-carat gold leaf, Italian marble, and massive fireplaces.
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 Charles Edward, Duke of Albany (1884-1954)
Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, Baron Arklow
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (H.R.H. Karl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Colonel-in-Chief, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's)
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 Stuart, Alexander, duke of Albany - HighBeam Encyclopedia
STUART, ALEXANDER, DUKE OF ALBANY [Stuart, Alexander, duke of Albany] 1454?-1485, Scottish nobleman; second son of James II of Scotland.
Albany escaped to France and thence went to England, where he concluded (1481) a treaty with Edward IV, by which the English king agreed to recognize Albany as king of Scotland if the latter became his vassal.
An English army invaded Scotland (1482), but Albany was persuaded by some of the Scottish nobles to renounce his pretensions to the throne in return for the restoration of his estates.
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 Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Leopold George Duncan Albert; 7 April 1853 – 28 March 1884) was a member of the British Royal Family, a son of Queen Victoria.
Leopold was later created the Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow.
Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 NovelGuide: King Lear: Character Profiles
Duke of Albany: Goneril’s husband who is nobler than her brother in law, the Duke of Cornwall is. Albany does not agree with the way his wife treated Lear or Gloucester, and though he fought against Cordelia, he is one of the less cruel and greedy characters in the play.
Duke of Cornwall: Opposite of the Duke of Albany, Regan’s husband is greedy and exceptionally cruel.
He informs the Duke of Albany of the treacherous nature of his half brother, and challenges him to a duel for his crimes.
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 CliffsNotes::King Lear:Book Summary and Study Guide
Albany is Goneril’s opposite, gentle and kind to his wife’s cruel and self-serving demeanor.
But later, Albany’s attack on Goneril’s integrity demonstrates that Albany is a highly moral and humane individual, the antithesis of his wife.
Early on, Albany hesitates to confront Goneril when he thinks she’s wrong, but he is not the willing participant in evil that Cornwall is. Albany is genuinely shocked when he learns of Gloucester’s blinding, while Cornwall easily succumbs to this depravity.
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 Edinburgh University Library: Resources: Collections: Special Collections: Manuscripts
Queen Margaret to the Duke of Albany, notifying the birth of a daughter, and claiming the guardianship of her son, and of the realm.
Queen Margaret to the Duke of Albany, expresses amicable intentions, earnestly requests that the Bishop of Dunkeld might be released from confinement.
Queen Margaret to the Earl of Surrey, concerning the Duke of Albany’s proceedings, credence to be given to John Cantley.
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 My Family
Albrecht (Albert) (Duke of Bavaria) was born in 1905.
Alexander of Wurttemberg (Duke) was born in 1804.
Alexander of Yugoslavia (Prince) was born in 1982 in Washington, District of Columbia.
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 Ducal Standards until 1918 (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Germany)
The two last reigning Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha were a son and a grandson of Queen Victoria — but they were not father and son.
His nephew Charles Edward, Duke of Albany, born 1884, became the next Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha but being under aged a regent, Ernst von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, was appointed.
Anyway there was possibly no opportunity for confusion, since the lesser standard of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was probably adopted after Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha adopted a new one (a square banner of the Saxon arms with a canton showing his arms as British prince) in 1900 or 1902.
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 21ST GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Leopold Duke of ALBANY was born in 1853 in England - son of Victoria and Albert.
Princess Helena of WALDECK-PYRMONT was born in 1861.
Alice Countess of ATHLONE was born in England - dtr of Leopold duke of Albany.
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 Stuart, John, duke of Albany - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
STUART, JOHN, DUKE OF ALBANY [Stuart, John, duke of Albany], 1481-1536, regent of Scotland; son of Alexander Stuart, duke of Albany, and grandson of James II of Scotland.
He later served (1525) with the French army in Italy and was French ambassador to Rome (1530-33).
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Stuart, John, duke of Albany" at HighBeam.
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 King Lear Act IV. Commentary at Absolute Shakespeare
Goneril is glad that her husband (The Duke of Albany) did not see them.
The Duke of Albany even called Oswald a "sot," when Oswald told Albany of Gloucester's supposed treachery and the loyalty of Edmund.
Kent and the Gentleman remark that Albany's and Cornwall's forces are "afoot" or on the move (Line 51).
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 astro.iinet.net.au - Albany Western Australia - November 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The City of Albany, located on the south coast of Western Australia, was officially named by Governor Stirling at the beginning of 1832.
Albany was the site of the first settlement in W.A. when Major Edmund Lockier of the 57th Regiment, under instructions from the N.S.W. Govt.
Portion of it was originally named "Fredrickstown" by Major Lockyer in 1827 in honour of the Duke of York and Albany, Commander in Chief of the British Army.
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 thePeerage.com - Lady Elizabeth Stewart and others
She married Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern, before 1477.
She and Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany were divorced on 2 March 1477/78 on the grounds of 'propinquity of blood' (consanguinity).
He was the son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith.
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 Albany, New York NY, city profile (Albany County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Albany is on the west side of the Hudson River.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Albany was $18,281, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Albany, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $479.
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 buckall - pafg92 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Robert STEWART, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife on 9 Sep 1361.
Robert STEWART, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife
Muriella married Robert STEWART, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife before 1400.
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 Doune Castle & Mary, Queen of Scots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Although the exact date is not known, it is Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany who built Doune Castle sometime between 1388 and 1398.
The Duke virtually ruled Scotland during the reign of Robert III and the imprisonment in England of young King James I. His son Murdoch continued construction after his father's death in 1420 but irregularities in the structure suggest that plans were altered on several occasions, and never completed.
The castle is an irregular pentagon within high curtain walls, and the gatehouse facing the approach to the site from the north.
www.marie-stuart.co.uk /Castles/Doune.htm   (313 words)

  
 Stuart, John, duke of Albany — Infoplease.com
Shortly after the death (1513) of James IV, the Scottish nobles asked Albany, as heir presumptive, to assume the government for the infant
, but Albany's own lack of enthusiasm and the influence of Henry VIII of England prevented his departure from France until 1515.
Albany gained possession of Margaret's children and crushed a rebellion led by Lord Home, Angus, and James
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 woodgate - pafg135 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
She married Alexander Duke of Albany in 1480.
John Duke of Albany was born in 1484.
Esme Stuart Duke Lennox I died in 1583.
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 Albany City Guide and Yellow Pages at SuperPages.com
Albany, NY Albany, the capital of New York and the seat of Albany County, sits on the western bank of the Hudson River, just south of its junction with the Mohawk.
In 1797, the state capital of New York was moved from Albany to Kingston.
The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, one of the earliest railroads in the U.S., arrived in 1831, connecting Albany to Schenectady.
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 Ancestors of
Prime Minister to Robert III, and Regent to James I. Earl of Menteith, Earl of Atholl, Earl of Buchan, Earl of Fife.
Sir Robert Stewart, after the death of the Countess Mary, was created Earl of Menteith, afterwards Earl of Fife and Duke of Albany, and became Regent of Scotland.
Their son, Murdach Earl of Menteith and second Duke of Albany, succeeded his father as Regent of Scotland; and the sad fate of himself and his family at the hands of King James the First is matter of history.
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