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Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of, d. 1176, English nobleman, also known as Richard Strongbow. He went as an adventurer (1170) to Ireland at the request of the hard-pressed Dermot McMurrough, kin...Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of därˈbē [key], 1826–93, British politician, son of the 14th earl. Although more liberal than his father, he held several positions in the latter's adminis...Caro, Sir Anthony Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Caro, Sir Anthony Alfred, 1924–2014, British sculptor, one of the most important and influential modernist sculptors of the late 20th cent. Educated as an engineer (grad. Cambridge, 1944), he studie...Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of, 1618–85, English statesman. He fought for the royalists in the English civil war and, after going into exile, served as an envoy in Spain for the future Charles...Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st earl of klârˈəndən [key], 1609–74, English statesman and historian. Elected (1640) to the Short and Long parliaments, he was at first associated with the opposition t...Lincoln, John de la Pole, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln, John de la Pole, earl of: see Pole, family. ...Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of: see Russell, family. ...Bedford, John Russell, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Russell, 1st earl of: see Russell, family. ...Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of: see Sackville, Charles. ...Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of: see Disraeli, Benjamin. ...Browse by Subject
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