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(Encyclopedia) Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of kärlīlˈ [key], 1629–85, English statesman. A member of the prominent Howard family, he held various offices under Oliver Cromwell and remained in favor after...
(Encyclopedia) Kildare, James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of kĭldârˈ [key], 1722–73, Irish nobleman. He sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1741 until 1744, when he succeeded as earl of Kildare. He was created Vis...
(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Richard, 1st earl of Cork, 1566–1643, English settler in Ireland. He first went to Ireland in 1588 and in 1602 purchased for a small sum Sir Walter Raleigh's large landholdings in Cork, Water...
(Encyclopedia) Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of, 1514–62, Scottish nobleman. He was made lord high chancellor in 1546. Although a Roman Catholic, he led a revolt against Mary Queen of Scots and was killed at the...
(Encyclopedia) Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl, 1758–1834, British public official. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1780 but in 1783 inherited the earldom. In 1794, William Pitt appointed him first...
(Encyclopedia) Leslie, Alexander, 1st earl of Leven: see Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of.
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(Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Hugh Bigod, 1st earl of: see Bigod, Hugh, 1st earl of Norfolk.
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(Encyclopedia) Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of: see Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford.
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(Encyclopedia) Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of: see Harley, Robert, 1st earl of Oxford.
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(Encyclopedia) Dorset, Thomas Sackville, 1st earl of: see Sackville, Thomas, 1st earl of Dorset.
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