Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as the proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland. He inherited the title to Maryland aged ju
Portrait by Allan Ramsay, c. 1740
Charles was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore.
Woodcote Park in an engraving by John Hassell circa 1816
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The Province of Maryland was an English and later British colony in North America from 1634 until 1776, when the province was one of the Thirteen Colonies that joined in supporting the American Revolu
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore
…Baron Baltimore, (29 September 1699 – 24 April 1751) was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as the proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland. He inherited the title to Maryland aged just fifteen, on the death of his father and grandfather, when the colony was restored by the British monarchy…
Queen Mary, the English queen after whom the colony was named
1975 reconstruction of Maryland Dove at St. Mary's City
Catholic church at St Mary's City
Maryland Palatine relics