Births on May 8

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans

Born on May 8, 1670

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1726)

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, KG (8 May 1670 – 10 May 1726) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwyn.

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Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

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Events on 1670

2 May

Hudson's Bay Company
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
1 Jun

Secret Treaty of Dover
In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.