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Mowbray, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Mowbray, Thomas: see Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of. ...Brandon, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of. ...Talbot, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Talbot, Richard: see Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl of. ...John of Gaunt
(Encyclopedia)John of Gaunt [Mid. Eng. Gaunt=Ghent, his birthplace], 1340–99, duke of Lancaster; fourth son of Edward III of England. He married (1359) Blanche, heiress of Lancaster, and through her became earl (...Alençon, François, duc d'
(Encyclopedia)Alençon, François, duc d': see Francis, duke of Alençon and Anjou. ...Magdiel
(Encyclopedia)Magdiel măgˈdēĕl [key], in the Bible, duke or chief of Edom. ...Warwick, John Dudley, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Warwick, John Dudley, earl of: see Northumberland, John Dudley, duke of. ...Roses, Wars of the
(Encyclopedia)Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and Lancaster (later assoc...Peter of Dreux
(Encyclopedia)Peter of Dreux: see Peter I, duke or count of Brittany. ...Alvah
(Encyclopedia)Alvah ălˈvə [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. It also appears as Aliah. ...Browse by Subject
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