Person Monck; George (1608 - 1670); 1st Duke of Albemarle; army and navy officer Monck George army and navy officer Monk 1608 - 1670 British Male Potheridge, near Torrington, Devon, England, Europe 6 December 1608 16081206 His office at the Cockpit in Whitehall, London, England, Europe 3 January 1670 16700103 Baptism: Parish church of Landcross, Devon, England, Europe (11 December 1608) Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (29 April 1670)

Soldier; Politician; Statesman; Colonial official Education: King's College, Cambridge (admitted 1627)?; Gray's Inn (admitted 1662) Career: Killed a man and fled to the Netherlands, where he became a soldier (1627-1638); served in the Royalist Army (1639-1644); imprisoned in the Tower (1644-1646); joined the Parliamentary forces (1646); Commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary Army in Scotland (1651-1652, 1654-1660); General of the Fleet (1652-1653); Commissioner for Assessment for Devon (1652, 1657, 1660); MP for Devon (1653, 1660); played a large part in the peaceful Restoration of Charles II (1660); Privy Councillor (1660-death); Master of the Horse (1660-1668); Master of Trinity House (1660-1661); Commissioner for Trade (1660-death); Gentleman of the Bedchamber (1660-death); Keeper of St James's Park (1660-death); Custos Rotulorum for Devon (1660-death); Lord Lieutenant of Devon (1660-death), Middlesex (1662-death); Keeper, Hampton Court (1660-death); High Steward of Kingston-upon-Hull (1661-death), Exeter (1662-death), Barnstaple (1664-death); Colonel of the Duke of Albemarle's Regiment of Foot (Coldstream Guards) (1661); Commissioner for Loyal and Indigent Officers (1662); Commissioner for Tangier (1662-death); Commissioner for the sale of Dunkirk (1662); Lord Proprietor of Carolina (1663); Assistant, Royal Adventurers into Africa (1664-death); member of the Company of the Royal Fishery of England (1664); Commissioner for Prize Appeals (1665-1667); Deputy Lord High Admiral (1665); First Lord of the Treasury (1667-death); Commissioner for Public Accounts (Ireland) (1668) Honours: KG 1660; Baron Monck of Potheridge, Beauchamp and Teyes, Earl of Torrington and Duke of Albemarle 1660 Parents: Sir Thomas Monck and Elizabeth Smyth [Smith] Married: Anna Radford (née Leaver) Children: George Monck; surviving heir Christopher Monck Monck's support of the royalist cause was instrumental in the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, which ultimately led to his being given his title and senior positions. He received lands in modern day South and North Carolina, where he's the namesake for Albemarle Sound. Furthermore, Monck is credited with maintaining a strong leadership role after the Great Fire of 1666. Monck was a shareholder named in the first charter of The Royal Adventurers into Africa, later Royal African Company (RAC) and was employed as an assistant to the Company. The RAC was a British trading company established by Royal Charter in 1660 which enslaved and sold African people. The company was chartered by Charles II, the founding royal Patron of the Royal Society, which was also chartered in 1660. The RAC was made up of and funded by members of the Stuart royal family and London merchants many of whom were, or went on to become, Fellows of the Royal Society. The Royal Society itself held shares in the company from 1682 until 1699. Monck was also a member of the Company of the Royal Fishery of England, a trading company incorporated in 1676, which sanctioned involuntary labour, though not lifelong slavery, on Company ships. Fellow 09/01/1665 56 William Brouncker Signed the Charter Book on 11 January 1665 with Charles II and the Duke of York; Asked to contribute towards the building of a Society college (1668) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; GEC; Aubrey; Hunter; Henning; ODNB References: N J W Thrower, 'Samuel Pepys FRS (1633-1733) and The Royal Society' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp.3-13 Mark Govier, 'The Royal Society, Slavery and the Island of Jamaica: 1660-1700' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 203-217 for information on connections to trading companies Monk G, IM006519.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH5941 6 Dec 1608 - 3 Jan 1670 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 20/04/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8435 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM yes http://viaf.org/viaf/71422092 b4bdc1a8-649c-4e74-84ed-feb9c515dcef