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William Corbet (17 August 1779 – 12 August 1842) was an Anglo-Irish soldier in the service of France. In September 1798 he accompanied Napper Tandy in an aborted French mission to Ireland in support of the United Irish insurrection. After two years of incarceration, he escaped from Ireland and served in the campaigns of Napoleon reaching the rank of colonel. In 1831, under the July Monarchy, he was employed in the French expedition to Greece. He returned to France in 1837, retiring with the rank of Major-General.

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William Corbet

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William Corbet (17 August 1779 – 12 August 1842) was an Anglo-Irish soldier in the service of France. In September 1798 he accompanied Napper Tandy in...

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Alveston

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remainder to Peter Corbet of Syston and his heirs. Peter Corbet (died 1362) was the next younger brother and heir of William Corbet (who presumably was...

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William Corbet Yale

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William Corbet Yale-Jones-Parry (1825 – 1909) was a barrister-at-law, magistrate and Justice of the Peace from Denbighshire, Wales. He graduated from Oxford...

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Corbet family

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The Corbet family is an aristocratic English family of Anglo-Norman extraction, who were amongst the early marcher lords, holding the barony of Caus. Following...

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John Corbet of Sundorne

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to 1780. John Corbet was born into the wealthy Corbet family, who trace their ancestry to a Roger Corbet, a Norman who accompanied William I in his conquest...

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William Joseph Corbet

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William Joseph Corbet (12 December 1824 – 1 December 1909) was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for constituencies in County...

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Widcombe Manor House

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Bath of Longleat House. It was then inherited by Deputy Lieutenant William Corbet Yale of Madryn Castle, born Jones-Parry, member of the Yale family....

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Lillie Langtry

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as Lillie from childhood, she was the daughter of the Very Reverend William Corbet Le Breton and his wife, a recognised beauty, Emilie Davis (née Martin)...

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Andrew Corbet

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He was the son of Sir Vincent Corbet (d.1623), of Moreton Corbet, by his wife Frances Humfreston, a daughter of William Humfreston of Humfreston in the...

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Manor of Siston

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years after the death of John, William Corbet died too, without progeny, age 24, and Margaret was sole heiress of the Corbet estates, with her husband Wyriott...

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Dean of Jersey

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Church of St Helier, but this has not always been the case. For example, William Corbet Le Breton, father of Lillie Langtry, was rector of Saint Saviour at...

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Madryn Castle

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same family for about 200 years until the death of Deputy Lieutenant William Corbet Yale in 1909. The original castle dated back to historical times, and...

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Napoleon and the Jews

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Dublin Castle administration and served in the French Army. His brother, William Corbet also served as a general in the French Army. In February 1799, he authored...

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Society of United Irishmen

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William Michael Byrne John Cambers William Paulet Carey Thomas Cloney Father James Coigly John Henry Colclough William Corbet James Corcoran Walter Cox Alexander...

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William Parry Yale

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surviving children. Following his death, his nephew, Deputy Lieutenant William Corbet Yale, inherited his estates. Caernarfon and Denbigh Herald, Sat, Jul...

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Freda Corbet

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Freda Corbet (née Künzlen, later Mansell; 15 November 1900 – 1 November 1993) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in London, Corbet spent some...

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Edward Langtry

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married Emilie Charlotte Le Breton on Jersey on 9 March 1874. Her father, William Corbet Le Breton (1815–1888), was the Dean of Jersey and it was he who performed...

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