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Leicester, Simon de Montfort, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Leicester, Simon de Montfort, earl of: see Montfort, Simon de. ...Essex, Robert Devereux, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Essex, Robert Devereux, 2d earl of dĕvˈəro͞oksˌ, –ro͞oˌ, –rĕksˌ [key], 1567–1601, English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. Succeeding to the earldom on the death (1576) of hi...Ormonde, James Butler, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Ormonde, James Butler, 5th earl of, 1420–61, Irish nobleman. He was knighted in his youth by Henry VI of England and was created earl of Wiltshire in 1449. He succeeded to the earldom of Ormonde in ...Leicester, Thomas William Coke, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Leicester, Thomas William Coke, earl of: see Coke, Thomas William. ...Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl of gŏzˈfərd [key], 1776–1849, governor in chief of British North America (1835–37). He served in the British House of Commons and, after succeeding (1807) to...Jervis, John, earl of St. Vincent
(Encyclopedia)Jervis, John, earl of St. Vincent järˈvĭs, jûrˈ– [key], 1735–1823, British admiral. His most famous action as commander of the Mediterranean fleet was his defeat in 1797 of 27 Spanish ships o...Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of bûrˈkənhĕdˌ [key], 1872–1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899 and entered the House of Commons as a Conservative in...Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl of därˈbē [key], 1607–51, English nobleman. He sat in the House of Commons (1625–28), took his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Strange (succeeding his father ...Douglas, Archibald, 6th earl of Angus
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Archibald, 6th earl of Angus, 1489–1557, Scottish nobleman; grandson of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. His marriage (1514) to Margaret Tudor alienated the Scottish noblemen and cau...Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of, 1749–1802, Irish statesman. He was (1783–89) attorney general of Ireland and in 1789 became lord chancellor. A resolute upholder of the Protestant ascendancy i...Browse by Subject
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