Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Hereditary Western European Titles of Nobility (table)

(Encyclopedia)HEREDITARY WESTERN EUROPEAN TITLES OF NOBILITY ...

Holland House

(Encyclopedia)Holland House, residence of the Holland family in Kensington, London, made famous in the first 40 years of the 19th cent. by the hospitality of Henry Fox, 3d Baron Holland, and his wife. Built in 1606...

Rolfe, Frederick William

(Encyclopedia)Rolfe, Frederick William, 1860–1913, English novelist, also known as Baron Corvo. After a vain attempt to become a priest, Rolfe earned a living painting and teaching before he began to write under ...

Glencoe, valley, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Glencoe glĕnkōˈ [key], valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st...

Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia)Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of, 1540?–1616, Irish chieftain. He was the son of Matthew O'Neill, the illegitimate son of the 1st earl. Hugh succeeded his murdered older brother, Brian, as Baron Dun...

Egerton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...

Carington, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. ...

Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...

Trimble, David

(Encyclopedia)Trimble, David: see Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron. ...

Fraser, Simon, Scottish nobleman

(Encyclopedia)Fraser, Simon: see Lovat, Simon Fraser, 11th Baron. ...