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Wriothesley, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Wriothesley, Thomas: see Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st earl of; Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 4th earl of. ...

Peter I, duke or count of Brittany

(Encyclopedia)Peter I (Pierre Mauclerc), d. 1250, duke or count of Brittany (1213–37). The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half-sister and heiress of Arthur I duke of Brittany. His surname, mea...

Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of: see Russell, family. ...

Bedford, John Russell, 4th duke of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Russell, 4th duke of: see Russell, family. ...

Tyrwhitt, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Tyrwhitt, Thomas tĭrˈĭt [key], 1730–86, English scholar. He was noted for his studies of Shakespeare (1766) and for his edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (5 vol., 1775–78). Tyrwhitt reveale...

Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, George Monck or Monk, 1st duke of: see Monck, George. ...

Douglas, James, 4th duke of Hamilton

(Encyclopedia)Douglas, James, 1658–1712: see Hamilton, James Douglas, 4th duke of. ...

Thomas, Dylan

(Encyclopedia)Thomas, Dylan dĭlˈən [key], 1914–53, Welsh poet, b. Swansea. An extraordinarily individualistic writer, Thomas is ranked among the great 20th-century poets. He grew up in Swansea, the son of a te...

Cavendish, William

(Encyclopedia)Cavendish, William: see Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of. ...

Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of

(Encyclopedia)Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of kăvˈəndĭsh, dĕvˈənshĭr [key], 1833–1908, British statesman. He became marquess of Hartington in 1858. He frequently held office in Liberal ...