), Survey of London, Volume XXXV: The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London: The Athlone Press, 1972.

Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany | The Duchess of Albany with her children Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone | Alice and Charles Edward. Prince Charles Edward was born at Claremont House near Esher, Surrey.

He represented Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Denbigh Boroughs, Athlone and Shrewsbury in the House of Commons.

His son, the third Baron, was also Member of Parliament for Athlone and sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1841 to 1869.

In 1783, Handcock stood for Athlone in the Irish House of Commons and represented the constituency until the Act of Union in 1801.

At the 1807 general election he was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Member of Parliament ( MP ) both for Athlone in Ireland and for Eye in England.

In September 1942, the training school moved to Caen Wood Towers ( Caenwood Towers ), Highgate ( this building was later renamed Athlone House ).

Columb Barracks was a major military base in the county housing the 4th Field Artillery Regiment and the HQ of the 54 Reserve Field Artillery Regiment ( Army Reserve ) formally the FCA ( 9 FAR ). Because of a Government Decision Columb Barracks is to be closed on the 30th March 2012 and the 4FAR is to be moved to Custume Barracks Athlone and the location of the 54 Reserve Artillery Regiments HQ Battery and No 3 Gun Battery is unclear. This is the last Artillery Barracks in the Republic of Ireland and the largest barracks in the Irish Midlands. Prior to World War I Wellington ( Columb ) Barracks was the second largest recruiting barracks in the United Kingdom. On 28th March the 4 Field Artillery Regiment and members of the 54 Reserve Artillery Regiment marched out of Columb Barracks for the last time as the Gate was locked by the Barrack Accountant CQMS Eamonn O ' Reilly.

There was also the smaller Texas Shopping Centre ( formerly known as Athlone Shopping Centre, prior to being acquired by the Texas department store chain ).

It subsequently became known as " Radio Athlone " and could clearly be heard throughout Europe, and as far as Moscow.

George Francis Hugh Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, GCVO ( 11 October 1895 – 16 April 1981 ), known as Prince George of Teck until 1917 and as Earl of Eltham from 1917 to 1927, was a minor member of the British Royal Family, a great-great-grandson of King George III and nephew of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. He was also nephew to the 1st Earl of Athlone.

Alexander's wife, Alice, born a British princess, retained her title and style, Her Royal Highness, and became known as Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

A series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges ( RTCs ) was announced by the Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery in 1963 and the first of the RTCs were opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.

From the latter date the three stations became known as Radio Athlone, later being renamed Radio Éireann (" Irish Radio " / " Radio of Ireland ") in 1937.

The areas they lived in outside the walls became known as Irishtown, and this survives in many modern place names in towns and cities like Athlone, Clonmel, Dublin, Kilkenny, and Limerick.

A talented scholar, he was educated at Summerhill College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, and at the age of fifteen enrolled at Queen's College Galway ( now known as the National University of Ireland, Galway ).

The ancient river-crossing here is believed to be identical with Áth Caille ( meaning " Ford of the Wood "): one of the three fords mentioned in the Triads of Ireland, the others being Áth Clíath ( Dublin ) and Áth Lúain ( Athlone ).

The Athlone School of Music opened in October 2005 and is a grant aided project aimed at developing music education and services in the Midlands region.

In 2008 and 2009 the Senior team won the Connacht Schools Senior Cup with victory over Taylor's Hill and Our Lady's Bower Secondary School, Athlone respectively in the Finals.

She began her primary schooling at Klipfontein Methodist Mission, and later attended Athlone High School.

She began her teaching career, first at City Mission School in Maitland, then at Bridgetown East Primary School in Athlone in 1956, and in 1957 became a member of the newly established Cape Peninsula Students ’ Union ( CPSU ), affiliate of the Unity Movement of South Africa, which aimed at overcoming racial divisions and forging solidarity among students of different cultural backgrounds.

The resolution, which Barber tossed into the House hopper Friday, will be formally read Monday.

* 1859 – The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

In addition, while formally the Emperor's duties include appointing the Prime Minister to office, article 6 of the constitution requires him to appoint the candidate " as designated by the Diet " ( in practice, the candidate designated by the House of Representatives ), without any right to decline appointment.

The House of Habsburg (; ), also Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and Spanish Empire and several other countries.

The new successor house styled itself formally as House of Habsburg-Lorraine ( German: Habsburg-Lothringen ), although it was often referred to as simply the House of Habsburg.

In 1845 Douglas, serving in his first term in the United States House of Representatives, had submitted an unsuccessful plan to formally organize the Nebraska Territory as the first step in building a railroad with its eastern terminus in Chicago.

President Jimmy Carter was the first President to formally give his Vice President, Walter Mondale, an office in the West Wing of the White House.

* August 16 – The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine ; ending an ascendancy of 109 years.

* September 14 – Walter de Merton formally completes the foundation of the House of Scholars of Merton ( later Merton College, Oxford ) to provide education in Malden and the University of Oxford.

On 24 April 1950 the Jordan House of Deputies and House of Notables formally annexed the West Bank and East Jerusalem, declaring " complete unity between the two sides of the Jordan and their union in one state ... at whose head reigns King Abdullah Ibn al Hussain ".

Carmen grew to fame in the country quickly, having formally been presented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House banquet shortly after arrival.

The War of the Austrian Succession ( 1740 – 48 ) – including King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins ' Ear ( which actually began formally on 23 October 1739 ), and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.

On June 18, 2012, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution introduced by Congresswoman Judy Chu, that formally expresses the regret of the House of Representatives for the Chinese Exclusion Act, which imposed almost total restrictions on Chinese immigration and naturalization and denied Chinese-Americans basic freedoms because of their ethnicity.

The policy of Realpolitik was formally introduced to the Richard Nixon White House by Henry Kissinger.

The budget debates are held by the House of Representatives, with a separate treatment of each departmental budget and of special interdepartmental budgets ; since 1971, the Senate immediately approves the budget formally in exchange for full policy debates.

For that reason, when Congress formally proposed the repeal of Prohibition on February 20, 1933 ( with the requisite two-thirds having voted in favor in each house ; 63 to 21 in the United States Senate and 289 to 121 in the United States House of Representatives ), they chose the other ratification method established by Article V, that being via state conventions.

Although the Justices will still be formally addressed in the Supreme Court as " My Lord " or " My Lady ", future appointees will not be elevated to the House of Lords.

: April 9 – Robert E. Lee formally surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House.

: April 9 – Robert E. Lee formally surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House.

The Parliament of New Zealand is formally made up of the monarch and the unicameral House of Representatives.