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Chronological Diary Highlights Royal Patents and Marriages
The diary notes the King ordering Letters Patent under the Great Seal creating Frederick Lewis as Prince of Wales and various dukedoms. It records the marriage of Lord Gables to Lady Katharine Cochran and lists alterations to English and Welsh sheriff appointments for 1729. It also mentions the death of Peter Foye and continues with other courtly items from that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Frederick Lewis
Prince of
John Spence
Huntington
Joseph Small
John Turvin
Gellston
Henry Andrews
Golbery Holt
Henry Hungerford
Tyfield
Wales
Radnor
Harford Jones
Walton
Elg
Hill of Salisbury
Richard Luther
Miles
Ongar
County of Essex
Charlotte Chamberlayn
Dr. Chamberlayn
Prince Frederick
Prince of Wales
Earl of Chester
Charles Cavendish
William Cavendisf
Duke of Devonshire
Anne de Grey
Henry de Grey
Duke of Kent
Foye
Peter Foye
Fante
St. Bartholomew's Hospital