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(Encyclopedia) Lambton, John George: see Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Anthony Ashley: see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Antony Armstrong: see Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Robert III, 1340?–1406, king of Scotland (1390–1406), eldest son and successor of Robert II. Known before his accession as John, earl of Carrick, he ruled for his father until 1389, when, having b...

(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of, 1587?–1645, Scottish favorite of James I of England. His family name also appears as Ker. He may have accompanied James to England as a page in 1603, but he appears t...

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Hingham, Mass. He served under Horatio Gates in the Saratoga campaign before becoming (1778) commander in the South. In 1779 he faile...

(Encyclopedia) Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron: see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Asquith, Herbert Henry: see Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Asquith, Margot: see under Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. ...