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Tyrconnel, Rory O'Donnell, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Tyrconnel, Rory O'Donnell, earl of, 1575–1608, Irish chieftain; brother of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, lord of Tyrconnel, whom he succeeded as chief of the clan in 1602. After the rebellion in which his bro...

Bohun, Humphrey V de, 2d earl of Hereford and 1st earl of Essex

(Encyclopedia)Bohun, Humphrey V de, 2d earl of Hereford and 1st earl of Essex, d. 1275, English nobleman; son of Henry de Bohun, 1st earl of Hereford. A member of the household of Henry III, he inherited the earldo...

Lancaster, Edmund Crouchback, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Lancaster, Edmund Crouchback, earl of: see Lancaster, house of. ...

Stockton, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Stockton, 1st earl of: see Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold. ...

Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl

(Encyclopedia)Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl, 1758–1834, British public official. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1780 but in 1783 inherited the earldom. In 1794, William Pitt appointed him first...

Warwick, John Dudley, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Warwick, John Dudley, earl of: see Northumberland, John Dudley, duke of. ...

Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of: see Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of. ...

Home, 14th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Home, 14th earl of: see Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel. ...

Beatty, David Beatty, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia)Beatty, David Beatty, 1st Earl bēˈtē [key], 1871–1936, British admiral. He served with distinction in Egypt and Sudan (1896–98) and in the Boxer Uprising (1900) in China. Made rear admiral in 1...

Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of, 1382–1439, English nobleman; son of Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick. He fought for Henry IV against Owen Glendower in Wales and the Percys at Shrewsbury ...