Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle

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Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, was an English nobleman and politician of the late 17th century who served as a courtier to Charles II and later as Governor of Jamaica.

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instanceOf English nobleman
Governor of Jamaica
peer of England
politician
birthDate 1653-08-14
birthPlace Potheridge, Devon, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfSuccession 1670
deathDate 1688-10-06
deathPlace Jamaica
dynasty Monck family
education Trinity College, Cambridge
endTimeAsGovernorOfJamaica 1688
father George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
fullName Christopher Monck
governorOf Jamaica
hadNoIssue true
knownFor governorship of Jamaica
service at the court of Charles II
marriageDate 1669
matriculationYear 1667
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch English Army
militaryRank colonel
mother Anne Clarges
nobleTitle 2nd Duke of Albemarle
Baron Monck of Potheridge
Earl of Torrington
occupation courtier
politician
parliamentaryRole member of the House of Commons for Devon (before inheriting peerage)
positionHeld Governor of Jamaica
Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Lord of the Bedchamber
Master of the Horse
religion Church of England
servedMonarch Charles II of England
James II of England
spouse Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Albemarle
startTimeAsGovernorOfJamaica 1687
succeededToTitle Duke of Albemarle
titlesExtinctOnDeath Baron Monck of Potheridge
Duke of Albemarle
Earl of Torrington

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George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle child Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle
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Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle nobleTitle 2nd Duke of Albemarle
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