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  Albemarle
Albemarle then anchored in the harbor of refuge, off Block Island, late on the afternoon of 11 April and, accompanied by the destroyer Truxtun (DD-229), calibrated her radio direction finders.
Albemarle's mission was to bring back to the United States those patrol squadrons whose task in the Atlantic had been completed with the end of the war in Europe, and whose presence was required in the still-active Pacific theater.
Albemarle continued to operate out of Norfolk through 1959 and into 1960, although the cancellation of the "Seamaster" program meant that the ship would never service the aircraft for which she had been reconfigured.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a5/albemarle-iii.htm   (4681 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Albemarle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Albemarle Sound large inland body of generally fresh water, c.55 mi (90 km) long, from 3 to 14 mi (4.8-22 km) wide, NE N.C. Shallow and tideless, the sound is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a long, narrow barrier island.
Albemarle, Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st earl of, 1669-1718, Dutch adherent and constant companion of William III of England.
Albemarle co., Va. He practiced law, served in the Virginia legislature, and became (1840) governor of Virginia.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Albemarle   (445 words)

  
 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Dukes
THE title of duke was first bestowed upon Edward prince of Wales, commonly called the Black Prince, who was created by his father king Edward the third 13 March 1337 duke of the county of Cornwal, with remainder to the eldest sons of the kings of England for ever.
Edward, second duke of York, who was created by king Richard the second 25 February 1389 earl of Rutland, to enjoy that title during the life of his father only, and 29 September 1397 duke of Albemarle.
Lodovic Stuart, duke of Lenox of the kingdom of Scotland, was created by king James the first 6 October 1612 baron Setrington and earl of Richmond, and a few years afterwards earl of Newcastle and duke of Richmond, which titles became extinct at his death 11 February 1623.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/ExtinctDukes.html   (2852 words)

  
 George Monck
George Monk or Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (6 December 1608 - 3 January 1670), second son of Sir Thomas Monk, a gentleman of good family but in embarrassed circumstances, was born at Potheridge, near Torrington, in Devonshire.
Charles raised him to the peerage with the titles of Baron Monk, earl of Torrington and duke of Albemarle, and he received a pension of £7000 a year.
His dukedom became extinct on the death of his son Christopher, 2nd duke of Albemarle (1653 - 1688).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/George_Monck.html   (1808 words)

  
 Albemarle (AV 5)
All three were named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original Carolina proprietors.
Diverted while en route, Albemarle anchored in the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the morning of 28 February, and that afternoon received the official call of Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Commandant of the 10th Naval District.
Albemarle completed her work with VP-73 and remained at anchor in Narragansett Bay until 3 April, when she proceeded to the Boston Navy Yard South Annex for an availability.
www.hazegray.org /danfs/auxil/av5.htm   (4619 words)

  
 UVa Special Collections Library: Duke Collection
Duke excelled also in the classics, and in the study of French, German, and English literature.
T. Duke, Jr.'s children continued the family tradition of enrollment in the University.
William R. Duke was a member of the Board of Visitors from 1920-1924, and "the Judge" offered his time and talents in a variety of capacities.
www.lib.virginia.edu /small/collections/duke/setting/university.html   (465 words)

  
 UVa Special Collections Library: Duke Collection
Though his diaries are full of photographs and postcards from Europe and locales up and down the eastern seaboard, he always returned to Charlottesville and its environs--to his law offices; the home of his hero, Thomas Jefferson; his alma mater, the University of Virginia; and Sunnyside, his boyhood home.
Duke resided in Albemarle Country for his entire life, and served it in both appointive and elective capacities.
Duke, his father, and most of his children, attended the University of Virginia.
www.lib.virginia.edu /small/collections/duke/setting   (128 words)

  
 The Official City of Albemarle NC, Website
Albemarle is one of the jewels in the crown of the Uwharrie Lakes Region, and we are happy to be able to share information about our community through this venue.
Our City was incorporated in 1857, and was named for George Monck, the Duke of Albemarle who was one of the eight Lords Proprietors granted the province of Carolina in the Carolina Charter of 1663 by King Charles II.
Albemarle is the County seat of Stanly County and serves as the governmental, business, and retail hub of the County.
www.ci.albemarle.nc.us /admin_city_manager.htm   (698 words)

  
 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth Summary
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleugh (1649-1685), was the natural son of Charles II of England.
In 1663, at the age of 14, shortly after having been brought to England, James was created Duke of Monmouth with the subsidiary titles of Earl of Doncaster and Baron Scott of Tynedale, all three in the Peerage of England, and married off to the wealthy Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch.
When the Captain General of the army, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, died in 1670, Monmouth became the senior officer in the army at the age of 21.
www.bookrags.com /James_Scott,_1st_Duke_of_Monmouth   (1508 words)

  
 WikiMiki.net - Duke of Albemarle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York and 1st Duke of Aumale (1373 – 25 October 1415) died by drowning in mud at the Battle of Agincourt, the major English casualty in that battle.
Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (14 August 1653 – 6 October 1688) was an English statesman and failed soldier.
Albemarle, who had been created a Knight of the Garter and a Privy Councillor, became Lord Lieutenant of Devon in 1675, and would serve in that capacity for ten years.
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 THE MARSHAL DUKE OF BERWICK (1670- 1734 )
The Duke of Berwick, James FitzJames, Marshal of France, was born at Moulins in the Bourbonnais, France, on August 21 1670.
He was Duke of Berwick and Duke of Liria, and married Dona Catarina of Portugal, sister of the Duke of Veraquas.
The Duke's second marriage was in 1700 to Anne Bulkeley, daughter of the Hon.
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 The House of York
The Duke of York returned and on October 10 laid his hand on the empty throne in the chamber of the Lords in parliament, claiming the crown.
The Duke was killed, along with his son Edmund, and their heads were exposed on the walls of York.
Until Buckingham’s treason in 1483, Catesby was the Duke’s steward and surveyor in the manor of Rothwell (Northamptonshire); on 11 March 1481 he was included in the Duke’s feoffees at Rothwell, some Stafford family estates in Essex, and the lordship of Thornbury (Gloucestershire).
www.richard111.com /house_of_york.htm   (14089 words)

  
 Albemarle
Albemarle is the name of some places in the United States of America:
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, 1608 - 1670
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Albemarle.html   (91 words)

  
 George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge, Beauchamp And Teyes KG (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.
The Duke of Ormonde, however, viewed him with suspicion as one of two officers who refused to take the oath to support the Royal cause in England, and sent him under guard to Bristol.
As further token of Charles II's gratitude, in 1663, Monck, now the Duke of Albemarle, was one of eight Lords Proprietors given title to a huge tract of land in North America which became the Province of Carolina, the present-day American states of North and South Carolina.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle   (1424 words)

  
 Celebrate Albemarle's 150th Birthday!
The City of Albemarle was chartered on February 2, 1857.
The climax of the evening was the arrival of the Duke of Albemarle.
The evening concluded with an old fashioned carol sing led by the combined choirs of local churches and the Stanly County Chorale, accompanied by an orchestra.
www.albemarle150.com   (203 words)

  
 Mistress Wilding - Chapter X
Albemarle stared, confounded, and in that moment the door opened, and Trenchard sauntered in, cane in hand, his hat under his arm, a wicked smile on his wizened face.
But what more he would have said was checked by Albemarle, who thundered forth an order for their removal, and then, scarce were the words uttered than the door at the far end of the hall was opened, and through it came a sound of women's voices.
Her eyes fell away from his face, they turned to Albemarle, who sat scowling again, and from him they flickered unsteadily to Phelips and Luttrell, and lastly, to Richard, who, very white and with set teeth, stood listening to the working of his ruin.
www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/drama/MistressWilding/chap10.html   (3802 words)

  
 George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Charles raised him to the peerage with the titles of Baron Monck, earl of Torrington and duke of Albemarle, and he received a pension of £7,000 a year.
In 1663, the Duke of Albemarle was one of eight Lords Proprietors given title to a huge tract of land in North America which became the Province of Carolina.
His dukedom became extinct on the death of his son Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (1653–1688).
www.biography.ms /George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle.html   (1843 words)

  
 GENUUKI: Dukes of Great Britain (A,C)
As the reward of his loyalty, he was created Duke of Albemarle, with a pension of £1000 a year, made a privy councillor, and invested with the order of the Garter.
son of Richard, duke of York, and brother of Edward IV.
He was created duke of Clarence at the coronation of Edward, and was soon after named lieutenant of Ireland.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/royalty/dukeac.html   (637 words)

  
 Albemarle
They appealed to the War Department for an overland expedition to destroy the ram—which was named Albemarle after the body of water into which the Roanoke emptied—but the Army never felt it could spare the troops needed to carry out the task.
Hence, because of the over-cautious policy of Southern military leaders, Albemarle remained moored at Plymouth until she was blown up and sunk during a daring attack led by Lt.
Following the collapse of the Confederacy, the Union gunboat Ceres towed Albemarle to the Norfolk Navy Yard where she arrived on 27 April 1865.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a5/albemarle-ii.htm   (492 words)

  
 Ship Modelers Association - Famous Ships
CSS Albemarle under Construction: From Battles and Leade s of the Civil War, 1888 The CSS ALBEMARLE was ordered by the Confederate Navy on 16 April, 1862 and laid down on January 1863.
She was designed as an ironclad ram which was named for General George Monck, the Duke of Albemarle and one of the original Carolina Lords Proprietors.
ALBEMARLE’S ram stuck in SOUTHFIELD’S hull and her bow was pulled under, but SOUTHFIED rolled over when she hit the riverbed and released the Confederate ship.
www.ship-modelers-assn.org /fam0501.htm   (1341 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle, British And Irish History, Biographies
Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle 1608–70, English soldier and politician.
After the Restoration, honors were heaped upon Monck: he was appointed gentleman of the bedchamber, privy councillor, master of the horse, and commander of all military forces; created duke of Albemarle; and granted estates and a pension.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Monck.html   (518 words)

  
 Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of see Monck, George.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of" at HighBeam.
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 Complete Diary of Samuel Pepys - NOVEMBER 1667
The Duke of Albemarle says that he did upon sight of the Dutch call a council of officers, and they did conclude they could not avoid fighting the Dutch; and yet we did go to the enemy, and found them at anchor, which is a pretty contradiction.
Coventry's unfortunate mistake the other day, in producing of a letter from the Duke of Albemarle, touching the good condition of all things at Chatham just before the Dutch come up, and did us that fatal mischiefe; for upon this they are resolved to undo him, and I pray God they do not.
He told me one odd passage by the Duke of Albemarle, speaking how hasty a man he is, and how for certain he would have killed Sir W. Coventry, had he met him in a little time after his shewing his letter in the House.
www.globusz.com /ebooks/Pepys/00000108.htm   (5868 words)

  
 Duke Of Albemarle London User Reviews, , 6 Stafford Street
The Duke of Albemarle looks decent enough and is not too bad at all.
The Duke of Albemarle is probably most popular with the work crowd.
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 DANFS: USS Albemarle (AV-5)
Proceeding via Argentia, the seaplane tender reached Swansea, Wales, with aeronautical cargo an passengers on 28 September, the men and freight she carried to support the newly inaugurated antisubmarine operations by patrol squadrons operating from the British Isles.
Albemarle commenced tending operations for VPB-214 at Almirante Bay, Panama on 18 February, and remained engaged in that duty until Washington's Birthday.
Entering the Norfolk Navy Yard on 28 July for repairs and alterations to fit her out for duty in the Pacific, Albemarle was m the midst of this availability when the war in the Pacific ended in mid-August 1945.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/AV/av5.html   (4652 words)

  
 Albemarle, North Carolina
Albemarle, the county seat of Stanly County, is located about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte.
Albemarle Sound North Carolina American Civil War May 5, 1864 On May 5, CSS Albemarle fought seven blockading Union ships to a draw at the mouth of the Roanoke River.
Memorabilia related to Albemarle, North Carolina is at auction on eBay.
www.u-s-history.com /pages/h2449.html   (381 words)

  
 Colonial North Carolina
The first settlements in North Carolina that were destined to live were made by Virginians in 1653, on the banks of the Chowan and Roanoke rivers, in a district called Albemarle from the Duke of Albemarle.
The white population was now about five thousand; Albemarle settlement had extended many miles into the forest; this involved encroachment on the soil of the native red man -- and it brought its troubles.
The other seven were the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Albemarle, Lord Craven, Lord John Berkeley, Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, and Sir John Colleton.
www.usahistory.info /southern/North-Carolina.html   (1931 words)

  
 Westminster Abbey - The Library and Archives - People Buried or Commemorated - George and Nicholas Monck
He was principally responsible for the restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660 and for his services was created Duke of Albemarle.
Their only surviving son Christopher, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (1653-1688), Governor of Jamaica, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (d.1734) also lie in the vault.
The monument to George was not erected until the 1740s and stands in the south aisle of the chapel, as presumably there was no room for it in the aisle where he was buried.
www.westminster-abbey.org /library/burial/monck.htm   (453 words)

  
 Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
An Old Fashioned Christmas is coming to downtown Albemarle on November 30th between the hours of 5:30 - 9:00 pm.
Albemarle Downtown merchants will swing open their doors on the evening of November 30th to help celebrate the arrival of the Duke of Albemarle.
Restaurants will be serving meals and non-profit street vendors will offer hotdogs, hamburgers, chile, hot cider, etc. So come on out and see what the merchants have to offer and then help us welcome the Duke of Albemarle.
www.albemarledowntown.com /old-fashioned-christmas.htm   (140 words)

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