Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto

Anglo-Corsican Kingdom,Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet,Hugh Elliot,John Elliot
Herausgegeben:Ane Madisyn, Janeka

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Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto PC (23 April 1751 21 June 1814), known as Sir Gilbert Elliott between 1777 and 1797 and as The Lord Minto between 1797 and 1813, was a Scottish politician diplomat.He was viceroy of the short-lived Anglo-Corsican Kingdom from 1793 to 1796 and went on to become Governor-General of India between 1807 and 1813.Minto was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, and Agnes, daughter of Hugh Dalrymple-Murray-Kynynmound. He was the nephew of John Elliott, Governor of Newfoundland, and of the poet Jean Elliot, while Hugh Elliot was his younger brother and Sir Charles Elliot his nephew. About 1763 Elliot and his brother Hugh were sent to Paris, where their studies were supervised by the Scottish philosopher David Hume, and where they became intimate with Honoré Mirabeau. Having passed the winters of 1766 and 1767 at the University of Edinburgh, Minto entered Christ Church, Oxford, and on quitting the university he was called to the Bar.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing / PlicPress
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786137874141
• ISBN-10: 6137874141
• Artikelnr.: 34716454