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Duncan Street - now Dundonald Street (D) Duke Street - added to Dublin Street (D) Eldin Street - now Adam Street; Fife Place - now part of Leith Walk; George Place - now part of Leith Walk; George Street, Leith - now part of North Fort Street (N) Graham Street (off Lauriston Place) - renamed as an extension of Keir Street in 1922
The following is a list in chronological order of monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), a leading British political and military figure of the 19th century, particularly noted for his defeat of Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815:
A. Abbey Junction railway station; Abbey Town railway station; Abbeyhill railway station; Abbotsford Ferry railway station; Aberchalder railway station
Duke Street Railway Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line , 1½ miles (2 km) north east of Glasgow Queen Street .
Duke of Ireland is a title that was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford (1362–1392), the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both were peerages for one life only. At this time, only the Pale of Ireland (the Lordship of Ireland) was under English control.
Abbotsford station is a railway station in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, located along CN railway tracks. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian as a flag stop (48 hours advance notice required). [1] The station is only served by westbound trains towards Vancouver.
He succeeded his father as earl in 1371, and was created Marquess of Dublin in 1385. The next year he was created Duke of Ireland. He was thus the first marquess, and only the second non-princely duke (after Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1337), in England. King Richard's close friendship with de Vere was disagreeable to the ...
In the Peerage of England, the title of duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations).Three times a woman was created a duchess in her own right; Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, chief mistress of Charles II of England, Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, wife of Charles II's eldest illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, and Cecilia Underwood ...