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(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of, 1506?–1552, protector of England. He served on various military and diplomatic missions for Henry VIII and, after the marriage of his sister Jane to the king, was ...
(Encyclopedia) Pole, English noble family. The first member of importance was William de la Pole, d. 1366, a rich merchant who became the first mayor of Hull (1332) and a baron of the exchequer (1339). His oldest so...
(Encyclopedia) Clare, Richard de: see Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Alexander, Sir William, d. 1640: see Stirling, William Alexander, earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Fitzmaurice, William Petty: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Jenkinson, Robert Banks: see Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Leveson-Gower, Sir Francis: see Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Leveson-Gower, Granville George: see Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2d Earl.
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(Encyclopedia) Lambton, John George: see Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, Philip Dormer: see Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of.
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