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Lord high commissioner

Index Lord high commissioner

Lord High Commissioner is the style of High Commissioners, i.e. direct representatives of the monarch, in three cases in the Kingdom of Scotland and the United Kingdom, two of which are no longer extant. [1]

30 relations: Anglophile, Bavaria, Church of Scotland, Frederick Adam, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, George I of Greece, George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent, Henry George Ward, Henry Knight Storks, High commissioner, Howard Douglas, James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie, John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, Kingdom of Scotland, List of kings of Greece, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, Lord-Lieutenant, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, National church, Order of precedence in Scotland, Otto of Greece, Protectorate, Scotland, Septinsular Republic, Thomas Maitland (British Army officer), Treaty of Paris (1815), Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands, William Ewart Gladstone.

Anglophile

An Anglophile is a person who admires England, its people, and its culture.

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Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

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Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (The Scots Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba), known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is the national church of Scotland.

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Frederick Adam

General Sir Frederick Adam (17 June 178417 August 1853) was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd (Light) Brigade.

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.

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George I of Greece

George I (Γεώργιος Αʹ, Geórgios I; born Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; Prins Vilhelm; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 until his assassination in 1913.

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George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent

George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent of Carlanstown, GCMG (31 December 1789 – 26 November 1850), was an Irish politician.

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Henry George Ward

Sir Henry George Ward GCMG (27 February 17972 August 1860) was an English diplomat, politician, and colonial administrator.

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Henry Knight Storks

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Knight Storks (1811 – 6 September 1874) was a British soldier and colonial governor.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Howard Douglas

General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet (23 January 1776 – 9 November 1861) was a British military officer born in Gosport, England, the younger son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, and a descendant of the Earls of Morton.

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James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie

James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie (23 September 1784 – 24 September 1843), was a Scottish politician and British colonial administrator.

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John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton

Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863) was a British Army officer and Colonial Governor.

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John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876) was a British diplomat and politician.

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Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland (Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Kinrick o Scotland) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843.

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List of kings of Greece

This is a list of kings of the modern state of Greece.

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List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a complete list of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from the Reformation to the present day.

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Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland

The Lord High Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland, sometimes referred to as the fifth estate of the Estates of Scotland, were the Scottish Sovereign's personal representative to the Parliament of Scotland following James VI of Scotland's accession to the throne of England and his becoming, in personal union, James I, the first Stuart king of England (see Union of the Crowns).

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Lord-Lieutenant

The Lord-Lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each county of the United Kingdom.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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National church

A national church is a Christian church associated with a specific ethnic group or nation state.

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Order of precedence in Scotland

The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905.

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Otto of Greece

Otto (Óthon; 1 June 1815 – 26 July 1867) was a Bavarian prince who became the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London.

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Protectorate

A protectorate, in its inception adopted by modern international law, is a dependent territory that has been granted local autonomy and some independence while still retaining the suzerainty of a greater sovereign state.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Septinsular Republic

The Septinsular Republic (Ἑπτάνησος Πολιτεία, Repubblica Settinsulare, جزاييرى صباى موجتميا جومهورو Cezayir-i Seb'a-i Müctemia Cumhuru) was an island republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovereignty in the Ionian Islands.

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Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Maitland (10 March 1760 – 17 January 1824) was a British soldier and colonial governor.

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Treaty of Paris (1815)

Treaty of Paris of 1815, was signed on 20 November 1815 following the defeat and second abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands

The Ionian Islands were an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from the mid-14th century until the late 18th century.

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William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone, (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_high_commissioner

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