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Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of härˈfərd, härtˈ– [key], 1588–1660, English nobleman; great-grandson of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and grandson of Lady Catherine ...Worcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Worcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess of wo͝osˈtər [key], 1601?–1667, English soldier and inventor. Known as Lord Herbert after 1628, he received the title earl of Glamorgan in 164...Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of, 1737–1805, British statesman. He served briefly (1763) as president of the Board of Trade in George Grenville's cabinet but then became a supporter ...Shalman
(Encyclopedia)Shalman shălˈmăn [key], in Hosea, name occurring in a prophecy, perhaps for Shalmaneser. ...Jezreel
(Encyclopedia)Jezreel jĕzˈrēĕl [key] [Heb.,=God sows]. 1 City, ancient Palestine, in the plain of Esdraelon, halfway from Megiddo to the Jordan, and mentioned in the Bible. Situated on land allotted to Issachar...Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, 2d Earl and 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia)Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, 2d Earl and 1st Marquess: see under Pratt, Charles, 1st Earl Camden. ...Gomer
(Encyclopedia)Gomer gōˈmər [key], in the Bible. 1 Wife of the prophet Hosea. 2 Son of Japheth and eponym of a people, probably the Cimmerians. ...Lytton, Victor Alexander George Robert Lytton, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Lytton, Victor Alexander George Robert Lytton, 2d earl of, 1871–1947, British diplomat, son of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton. He was undersecretary of state for India (1920–22) a...Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl of
(Encyclopedia)Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl of, 1558–1634, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st (or 6th) earl. In 1578 he was persuaded by James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton, to assert his claims to Stirling Ca...Gilead
(Encyclopedia)Gilead gĭlˈēăd [key], in the Bible. 1 Eponym of the Gileadites, grandson of Manasseh. 2 Gadite. 3 Jephthah's father. 4 City near Mizpah, denounced by Hosea. 5 Fertile, mountainous region, NE of th...Browse by Subject
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