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Bentinck, William

(Encyclopedia)Bentinck, William: see Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of. ...

Wentworth, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Wentworth, Thomas: see Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of. ...

Bennet, Henry

(Encyclopedia)Bennet, Henry: see Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of. ...

Stanley, James

(Encyclopedia)Stanley, James: see Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl of. ...

Stanley, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Thomas: see Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of. ...

Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia)Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Earl, 1664?–1723, English jurist. He became lord keeper of the great seal in 1705 and in 1706 took a leading part in negotiating the union of England with Scotland. He wa...

Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia)Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal. He saw active service in Sudan (1898) and in the South African War (1899–1902) and upon the outbreak of World War I (1914) was given...

Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2d Earl

(Encyclopedia)Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2d Earl, 1748–1833, British administrator. Sent to Ireland as lord lieutenant in 1795, he expressed sympathy for the cause of Catholic Emancipation and wa...

Woodville, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia)Woodville, Elizabeth, 1437–92, queen consort of Edward IV of England. She was the daughter of Richard Woodville (later the 1st Earl Rivers). Her first husband, Sir John Grey, was killed fighting on ...

Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron

(Encyclopedia)Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron: see Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...