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Saville was born Philip Saffer on 28 October 1927 at Marylebone, London (in later life he gave his birth year as 1930, a date repeated in all his obituaries), [5] son of Louis Saffer (who later assumed the anglicized form of the family name, "Saville", chosen by his father, Joseph Saffer, a master tailor), a travelling salesman for a clothing company, and Sadie Kathleen (known as "Kay"), née ...
Constance Kent was born in Sidmouth, Devon, England, on 6 February 1844, the fifth daughter and ninth child of Samuel Saville (or Savill) Kent [1] (1801–1872), an Inspector of Factories for the Home Office, and his first wife, Mary Ann (1808–1852), daughter of prosperous coachmaker and expert on the Portland Vase, Thomas Windus of Stamford Hill, London.
Colwyn Iestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids (30 January 1939 – 26 April 2009) was a British businessman, Conservative politician and writer on music. Besides his viscountcy, he also held the older titles of Baron Strange of Knockin (1299), Baron Hungerford (1426), and Baron de Moleyns (1445), & the Baronetcy of Picton Castle (1621).
Simon Phillips, drummer for The Who, 801 (band), Judas Priest, Brian Eno, The Michael Schenker Group and Toto; son of Sid Phillips. Simon Phillips is credited with introducing the combination of the double bass drumming that would come to define heavy metal in later years, particularly the ultra fast thrash metal sub-genre which emerged in the ...
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) [a] took place on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey. The bride was a member of the Bowes-Lyon family, while the groom was the second son of King George V.
The King of the United Kingdom, Charles III, is a son of Queen Elizabeth II. [29] Elizabeth II is a descendant of both Victoria [i] and Christian. [j] The King of Norway, Harald V, is a descendant of both Victoria [k] and Christian. [l] The King of Spain, Felipe VI, is also descended from both Victoria [m] and Christian. [n]
Sir Robert Ogle, Knight (24 Dec 1372–12 Aug 1436), was the son of Sir Robert "Richard" Ogle, Baron of Hepple, Knight, [3] [4] [5] of Ogle and Bothal Castles. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 1407, he was Constable of Norham Castle and Sheriff and Escheator of Norhamshire (an exclave of County Durham) and Islandshire (an exclave of County Palatinate of Durham ...
She gave a gallant and warlike defence to the battering from guns on all sides, in spite of her advanced pregnancy. Against her orders, the garrison eventually surrendered the crumbling castle and she gave birth the same night on 11 August 1644. Sir William & Lady Anne had seven children: [4] Mary (b.1632)