Celebrating Lord Baltimore's City
WEBCecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore (I606-1675) named the colony for Queen Henrietta Maria, consort of the then king of England, Charles l, who granted the charter for the colony in 1632. Did you know, though, that the present site of Baltimore is not the first place in Maryland to bear the name "Baltimore"?
Cecil Calvert - St. Mary's City, Maryland
WEBThe Second Lord Baltimore. (August 8, 1605 – Nov 30, 1675) Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, was the first son and heir of George Calvert. He attended Trinity College, Oxford, and in 1628, married Ann Arundell (d. 1649).
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore - Wikipedia
WEBCecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (8 August 1605 – 30 November 1675) was an English politician, peer and lawyer who was the first proprietor of Maryland. Born in Kent in 1605, he inherited the proprietorship after the death of his father, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore , for whom it had been intended.
Cecil (Cecilius) Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore - Thinkport
WEBCecil (Cecilius) Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore (1605-1675) Cecil Calvert was still a young man of 26 years when his father Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, died. When his father died, he became the Second Baron of Baltimore. He also inherited the colonies and lands owned by his father.
The Second Lord Baltimore - Maryland State Archives
WEBThe Rotunda and the Dome. The Second Lord Baltimore. Cecilius (Cecil) Calvert (1605-1675) Artist: Gerard Soest, c. 1670. Medium: Oil on canvas. Collection of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore of Baltimore
WEBBaltimore’s son Cecilius Calvert took over the project at his father’s death and promoted a settlement at St. Mary’s on the Potomac. Supplied in part by Virginia, the Maryland colonists managed to sustain their settlement in modest fashion from the beginning.
Lord Baltimore: Founder Of Maryland’s Haven - Baltimore …
WEBJan 7, 2024 · Maryland’s very creation stems from a vision—one of religious freedom and tolerance that has reverberated through American history. Central to this vision was Lord Baltimore, a nobleman whose legacy continues to shape Maryland’s identity hundreds of years after its founding.
The Lords Baltimore Visit Annapolis – Annapolis Home Magazine
WEBFull-length portraits of the six Lords Baltimore now hang in the rotunda and the grand staircase. Painted from life by court painters in England between about 1630 and 1765, they form a rare historic and artistic record of colonial Maryland.
Art Inventory - Baltimore Courthouse- Cecilius Calvert
WEBThe statue of Calvert was created for the cost of $5,000. This inscription on the back of the pedestal reads as follows: Cecilius Calvert Baron Baltimore of Baltimore in the Kingdom of Ireland and absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of …
Baron Baltimore - Wikipedia
WEBA life-sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal of Cecil, 2nd Lord Baltimore (1605–1675), is located on the steps of the western end at the St. Paul Street entrance of the Baltimore City Circuit Court House, the third courts structure on the nearby colonial-era Courthouse Square site (located to the east along North Calvert Street ...