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Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, Volume 12 part 2
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on 17 December 1781. He died on 14 June 1782, before he could be installed, and left no posterity. Cobham would be sold in 1806.
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on 7 May 1771, and Ligonier was able to obtain a divorce by
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Cokayne, George Edward (1998) . Vicary Gibbs (ed.).
106:in 1772. He married Lady Mary Henley, daughter of 304: 338:Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath 71:. On 12 November 1764, he was appointed a 143:Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath 133:in 1777. On 19 July 1776, he was created 20: 209: 305: 108:Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington 98:between her husband and her lover in 187:from the original on 28 January 2021 63:. In 1763, he was appointed a royal 177:"Private Act, 12 George III, c. 43" 13: 31:Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier 14: 354: 328:British Army lieutenant generals 323:English people of French descent 42:John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier 333:Earls in the Peerage of Ireland 203: 82:On 6 December 1766, he married 169: 155: 92:Vittorio Amadeo, Count Alfieri 1: 148: 88:George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers 49:Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick 7: 61:1st Regiment of Foot Guards 10: 359: 163:"Green Park: a Royal park" 290: 282: 275: 266: 261: 254: 244: 234: 226: 221: 38:Francis Augustus Ligonier 90:. Her relationship with 73:Groom of the Bedchamber 248:The Lord Saye and Sele 181:UK Parliament Archives 55:, and was appointed a 26: 25:The 1st Earl Ligonier. 137:, of Clonmel, in the 24: 238:9th Regiment of Foot 16:British Army general 29:Lieutenant General 256:Peerage of Ireland 139:Peerage of Ireland 131:lieutenant general 77:Duke of Gloucester 27: 343:English duellists 301: 300: 293:Viscount Ligonier 245:Succeeded by 222:Military offices 112:Viscount Ligonier 104:Act of Parliament 40:, the brother of 350: 283:Preceded by 230:William Whitmore 227:Preceded by 219: 218: 215: 197: 196: 194: 192: 173: 167: 166: 159: 125:He was promoted 53:Seven Years' War 358: 357: 353: 352: 351: 349: 348: 347: 303: 302: 296: 288: 272: 250: 241: 236:Colonel of the 232: 206: 201: 200: 190: 188: 175: 174: 170: 161: 160: 156: 151: 47:He served with 17: 12: 11: 5: 356: 346: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 299: 298: 289: 284: 280: 279: 274: 265: 259: 258: 252: 251: 246: 243: 233: 228: 224: 223: 217: 216: 205: 202: 199: 198: 168: 153: 152: 150: 147: 86:, daughter of 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 355: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 310: 308: 295: 294: 287: 286:John Ligonier 281: 278: 271: 270: 269:Earl Ligonier 264: 260: 257: 253: 249: 240: 239: 231: 225: 220: 213: 208: 207: 186: 182: 178: 172: 164: 158: 154: 146: 144: 140: 136: 135:Earl Ligonier 132: 128: 127:major general 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 94:, provoked a 93: 89: 85: 84:Penelope Pitt 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 45: 43: 39: 35: 32: 23: 19: 291: 276: 267: 262: 235: 211: 204:Bibliography 189:. Retrieved 180: 171: 157: 129:in 1775 and 124: 81: 65:aide-de-camp 46: 30: 28: 18: 318:1782 deaths 313:1740 births 120:Cobham Park 51:during the 307:Categories 297:1770–1782 273:1776–1782 242:1771–1782 191:19 January 149:References 100:Green Park 263:New title 277:Extinct 185:Archived 116:Clonmel 75:to the 59:in the 57:captain 69:Madrid 193:2021 96:duel 114:of 309:: 183:. 179:. 122:. 79:. 44:. 34:KB 195:. 165:.

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Francis Augustus Ligonier
John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Seven Years' War
captain
1st Regiment of Foot Guards
aide-de-camp
Madrid
Groom of the Bedchamber
Duke of Gloucester
Penelope Pitt
George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
Vittorio Amadeo, Count Alfieri
duel
Green Park
Act of Parliament
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
Viscount Ligonier
Clonmel
Cobham Park
major general
lieutenant general
Earl Ligonier
Peerage of Ireland
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
"Green Park: a Royal park"
"Private Act, 12 George III, c. 43"
Archived

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