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Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of nĕvˈĭl, wĕstˈmərlənd [key], 1543–1601, English nobleman. A Roman Catholic by birth and connected with the powerful Howard family by marriage, he join...

Neville, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of. ...

Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of, 1364–1425, English nobleman. His family was one of the most powerful in England and shared domination of the northern counties with the Percy family, with wh...

Neville, Ralph

(Encyclopedia)Neville, Ralph: see Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of. ...

Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of , wŏrˈĭk [key], 1428–71, English nobleman, called the Kingmaker. Through his grandfather, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland, he had connections with the hou...

Neville, Richard

(Encyclopedia)Neville, Richard: see Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of. ...

Westmorland

(Encyclopedia)Westmorland, former county, N England. In 1974, Westmorland became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Cumbria. ...

Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of: see Sackville, Charles. ...

Sackville, Charles, 6th earl of Dorset

(Encyclopedia)Sackville, Charles, 6th earl of Dorset, 1638–1706, English poet and courtier. After the restoration, he became a member of the intimate circle of young rakes and wits at the court of Charles II, wri...

Northumberland, Thomas Percy, 7th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Northumberland, Thomas Percy, 7th earl of, 1528–72, English nobleman. He was the nephew and heir of the childless 6th earl but did not succeed on the latter's death (1537) because his father had bee...