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Bruce, Victor Alexander, 9th earl of Elgin
(Encyclopedia)Bruce, Victor Alexander, 9th earl of Elgin: see under Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of. ...Burgh, Ulick de, earl of Clanricarde
(Encyclopedia)Burgh, Ulick de, earl of Clanricarde: see Clanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, 5th earl and marquess of. ...Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery
(Encyclopedia)Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery: see Orrery, Roger Boyle, 1st earl of. ...Stuart, James, 1st earl of Murray
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, James, 1st earl of Murray: see Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of. ...Totnes, George Carew, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Totnes, George Carew, earl of: see Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes. ...Lennox, Matthew Stuart, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Lennox, Matthew Stuart or Stewart, 4th earl of lĕnˈəks [key], 1516–71, Scottish nobleman. Related to the royal family, being next in the line of succession to the throne after James Hamilton, 2d ...Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2d Earl
(Encyclopedia)Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2d Earl lo͞oˈsən-gôrˈ [key], 1815–91, British statesman. He entered Parliament as a Whig in 1836 and held various cabinet positions under Lord John Ru...Essex, Walter Devereux, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Essex, Walter Devereux, 1st earl of, 1541?–1576, English soldier. He helped in the suppression of the Northern Rebellion of 1569 and was created earl of Essex in 1572. In 1573 he volunteered to colo...Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of ĕlˈənbûrˌə [key], 1790–1871, British statesman; son of the 1st Baron Ellenborough. He served as president of the Board of Control of the East India Compan...Mortimer, Roger de, 4th earl of March and 2d earl of Ulster
(Encyclopedia)Mortimer, Roger de, 4th earl of March and 2d earl of Ulster, 1374–98, English nobleman. He succeeded (1381) his father, Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March, and was brought up as a royal ward. In 1...Browse by Subject
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