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Clare, Richard de

(Encyclopedia)Clare, Richard de: see Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of. ...

Fitzmaurice, William Petty

(Encyclopedia)Fitzmaurice, William Petty: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of. ...

Jenkinson, Robert Banks

(Encyclopedia)Jenkinson, Robert Banks: see Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of. ...

Leveson-Gower, Granville George

(Encyclopedia)Leveson-Gower, Granville George: see Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2d Earl. ...

Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount: see under Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl. ...

Hay, John

(Encyclopedia)Hay, John: see Tweeddale, John Hay, 2d earl and 1st marquess of. ...

Seymour, William

(Encyclopedia)Seymour, William: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of. ...

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 ...

Langer, William Leonard

(Encyclopedia)Langer, William Leonard, 1896–1977, American historian, b. Boston. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1923 and began teaching there in 1927. Langer served in U.S. intelligence in World War II and...

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...