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(Encyclopedia) HEREDITARY WESTERN EUROPEAN TITLES OF NOBILITY ...

(Encyclopedia) Holland House, residence of the Holland family in Kensington, London, made famous in the first 40 years of the 19th cent. by the hospitality of Henry Fox, 3d Baron Holland, and his wife. Built in 1606...

(Encyclopedia) Rolfe, Frederick William, 1860–1913, English novelist, also known as Baron Corvo. After a vain attempt to become a priest, Rolfe earned a living painting and teaching before he began to write under ...

(Encyclopedia) Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution. He began his service in America in 1758 and distinguished himself in the Fren...

(Encyclopedia) Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...