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Sentence Examples Born in Dublin, the son of the Earl of Shelburne, he was created a marquess for negotiating peace with America after its revolution. The second marquess of Rockingham was an important politician, leading the Whig party and supporting independence for the American colonies. Having worked for the duke of Richmond, he later worked for the marquess of Rockingham and other members of the same circle. Therefore, if I wish to marry, I would have to marry either a duke, a marquess, or an earl. Geoffrey watched as the clouds began to figuratively darken the marquess ' face. They watched as the marquess and his new marchioness performed the extraordinary feat of holding their breath for some time. The fortunes of the family continued to rise and, in 1789, the 7th Earl, James Cecil, was elevated in the peerage to a marquess. In 1864 Burges met the man who would be his most important patron: the passionate medievalist John Patrick Crichton Stuart, 3rd marquess of Bute. The wives of a king, prince, duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron are queen, princess, duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess and baroness respectively. The great marquess never sold the pass on such an issue of principle, the great adventurer couldn't resist dishing the Whigs by out-democratising them. Indeed, he couldn't conceive that his marquess of Queensbury rules might be seen as an easily exploited weakness. The minimal controls on mayhem imposed by Broughton were strengthened in 1867 by the marquess of Queensberry. When they finally rounded the familiar bend leading to the village, they saw that the villagers gathered around to wave to the marquess and their little Lady Caroline. The son of a marquess, he is married to the daughter of a duke. Some of the genuine upper class claim that, alone among minorities, they remain a publicly acceptable target for wholesale derision. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. Beginning in 1776 it belonged to William Petty Fitzmaurice, the second earl of Shelburne, later first marquess of Lansdowne, who displayed it in the ballroom of Lansdowne House. On October 27, 1643, he was created marquess. Not because he one day hopes to go there as a marquess. Fifteen minutes later the door opened to reveal the Marquess of Bradford, striding confidently towards him. The house became a business concern in 1995 after the death of the sixth Marquess. Show More Sentences Shown above right is the hatchment of Charles Compton, 9th Earl and 1st Marquess of Northampton. The phrase originates from the days of early bare-knuckle boxing or prizefighting bouts, a time long before any rules were produced by the Marquess of Queensberry. The Marquess of Queensbury rules are put on hold for the duration. There's an ancient joke about a young MP who, late in the 19th century, posed a question to the aged Marquess of Salisbury. In 1786 he was created Earl Camden, and in 1812 his son became Marquess Camden. On the death of Frederick Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon in 1923, the estate was acquired by his cousin Clare George Vyner. It subsequently passed to Lord Carleton and then the Marquess of Queensberry. Several who had been imprisoned by his father, including the Marquess of Dorset, were pardoned. By 1649, the struggle had left the Royalists there in disarray and their erstwhile leader, the Marquess of Montrose, had gone into exile. William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle, returned and was able to regain the greater part of his estates. The Marquess of Halifax, a man known for his ability to chart a moderate political course, gained William's confidence early in his reign. In 1662 Edward Somerset, second Marquess of Worcester, published a book containing several ideas he had been working on. The Marquess of Stafford had 1,000, giving 308 shareholders with 4,233 shares. Adam, who was a relative of one of the trustees, and the support of William Huskisson who knew the Marquess personally. The Marquess played off the two Lords and the Baronet against his former friend. For the remainder of his parliamentary career, Burke represented Malton, another pocket borough under the Marquess of Rockingham's patronage. The rules were published under the patronage of the Marquess of Queensberry, whose name has always been associated with them. The Marquess of Queensberry rules is a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. He had officiated 30 or so matches in earlier days, though not under the Marquess of Queensberry rules. The town grew rapidly from the 1830s onwards, when the Marquess of Bute built a dock, which eventually linked to the Taff Vale Railway. Show More Sentences The only government casualty of high rank was Lord Robert Kerr, the son of William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian. This clause, proposed by the Tory Marquess of Chandos, was adopted in the House of Commons despite opposition from the Government. In 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Dundee was again besieged, this time by the Royalist Marquess of Montrose. The south side of the gorge is owned and administered by the Marquess of Bath's Longleat Estate. In 1801, Spanish Governor Don Juan Manuel de Salcedo took over from the Marquess of Casa Calvo, and restored the American right to deposit goods. Furthermore, there is only one extant barony by writ in the Peerage of Ireland, that of La Poer, now held by the Marquess of Waterford. Kennedy, whose sister Kathleen Cavendish had married William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, the nephew of Macmillan's wife. The first attempt to square the circle, was made in February 1848, when the young Marquess of Granby was installed as the leader. Learning economics from the Marquis de Condorcet, he became an assistant to Earl Gower, who would later become the Marquess of Stafford. The younger sister later married the first Marquess of Cholmondeley. The Russell family long maintained a close connection with Tavistock, and in 1694 the family received the additional titles of Marquess of Tavistock and Duke of Bedford. In 1911, the owners of the Arms Park, the Marquess of Bute's family, confirmed Wales' tenure and the 1920s and 1930s, Wales gradually gained increasing control. Like Oscar Wilde, he was hounded by John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, for his association with Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig, one of Queensberry's sons. From 1638 to 1651 the Covenanters, led by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, had been the dominant party in Scotland, directing policy both at home and abroad. Lord Alfred's father, the Marquess of Queensberry, was known for his outspoken atheism, brutish manner and creation of the modern rules of boxing. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He formally resigned as Liberal leader and was succeeded by the Marquess of Hartington, but he soon changed his mind and returned to active politics. The ground was donated to Cardiff CC in 1867 by the Marquess of Bute. The current castle is an elaborately decorated Victorian folly designed by William Burges for the Marquess and built in the 1870s, as an occasional retreat. In 1766, John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute married into the Herbert family and was later created Baron Cardiff, and in 1778 he began renovations on Cardiff Castle. Show More Sentences Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey bought one and donated it for the Royal Yacht Squadron's 1851 Annual Regatta around the Isle of Wight. They were named so as John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, although they were written by a sportsman named John Graham Chambers. St Mary's Church was one of two, late Victorian, memorial churches in Yorkshire, built by the family of the First Marquess of Ripon in memory of Frederick Grantham Vyner. In boxing, under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, England has produced many world champions across the weight divisions internationally recognised by the governing bodies. A key opposition figure in this had been Robert Haldane Bradshaw, one of the trustees of the Marquess of Stafford's Worsley estate, which included the Bridgewater Canal. The sixteen plinths intended for the statues now house busts of prime ministers who have sat in the House of Lords, such as the Earl Grey and the Marquess of Salisbury. Mary retained the Edwardian appointee William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, as Lord High Treasurer and assigned him to oversee the revenue collection system. Warwick's brother John Neville, who had recently received the empty title Marquess of Montagu and who led large armies in the Scottish marches, suddenly defected to Warwick. The 'Queensberry rules', the code of general rules in boxing, was named after John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry in 1867, that formed the basis of modern boxing. Examples from Classical Literature The eyes of the marquess sparkled, and the mouth of the marquess was closed. He left no son, but the marquessate was again revived in 1825, for his nephew the 14th earl, whose heir is the present marquess. Lady Louisa was the only sister of the marquess, a widow, proud and penniless. The nearly equally aged brother of the marquess was the heir presumptive, and it was no secret that the brothers did not get along. The marquess swore a fearful oath, and threw another letter. There was a dead silence, which at length the marquess broke. The marquess seemed agitated by Vivian's offer and engagement. The Marquess of argyle was the head of a party as well as the head of a tribe. The Marquess of Lansdowne expressed his profound disappointment with the Bill. The Marquess of Carabas started in life as the cadet of a noble family. Go and ask the Marquess of sheepshead what he thinks of him. The Marquess wished to show a part of his domain to the ambassadress. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks and writer George Orwell. Find more words! 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Words that rhyme with marquess What is the plural of marquess? What is the noun for marquess? Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words Marquesan marques marquees marquee marque marplot marquessate marquetry Marquette marquis marquisate marquis de lafayette 8-letter Words Starting With m ma mar marq marqu marque marques