Ninth Earl of Savoy and first earl of Richmond. Uncle to Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's wife. Henry gave him the land on which, in 1263, he built the Savoy Palace.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Peter of Savoy
Commemorated ati
Savoy - crown
SH Within these precincts stood the Palace of Savoy, the erection of which w...
Savoy Peter Statue
The magnificent Ornamental Passions explain that the statue was created in 19...
Savoy - rose
We can add nothing to this tale of 13th century upper crust marriage brokerage.
Other Subjects
James Norris Pimm, Deputy
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Had a twin, Thomas. Ancestry has a good post with lots about him. That page says "his uncle was James Pimm who invented that famous drink." ...
Ewan MacColl
Folk singer, songwriter, dramatist, Marxist. Born James Miller in Salford, Lancashire. Three wives: theatre director Joan Littlewood, movement teacher Jean Newlove (with whom he had Kirsty MacColl)...
Person, Literature, Music / songs, Politics & Administration, Theatre
W. D. Lambert
Works director of the Brilliant Sign Company in 1938.
Edward White
Churchwarden of St John the Baptist upon Walbrook in 1884. Given the shared surname we thought this might be the Reverend White's son, Edward, but he would have been only 11 in 1884 so it's not hi...