   george monck, 1st duke of albemarle, kg (6 december 1608 â 3 january 1670) was an english soldier, a politician and was the key figure in effecting the restoration of the monarchy to king charles ii in 1660. ==origins== he was born on 6 december 1608 on the family estate of potheridgevivian, p.569 in the parish of merton, near great torrington, devon, the second son of sir thomas monk (1570â1627) mp for camelford in 1626, a member of a devon gentry family of ancient origins but then in straitened financial circumstances. sir thomas's wife and george's mother was elizabeth smith, a daughter by his first marriage of sir george smith (d.1619) of madworthy, near exeter,vivian, lt.col. j.l., (ed.) the visitation of the county of devon: comprising the heralds' visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, exeter, 1895, p.569, pedigree of monk of potheridge devon, a merchant who served as mp for exeter in 1604, was three times mayor of exeter and was exeter's richest citizen, possessing 25 manors.[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/smith-george-1619 yerby, george & hunneyball, paul, biography of george smith (d.1619) of madford house, exeter, published in the history of parliament: the house of commons 1604-1629, e
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