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ALCESTER |
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| 24 Nov 1882 |
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Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour |
12 Apr 1821 |
30 Mar 1895 |
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Created Baron Alcester 24 Nov 1882 |
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| 30 Mar 1895 |
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ALDBOROUGH |
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| 7 Apr 1722 |
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Melusina von der Schulenberg |
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| 9 Feb 1777 |
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John Stratford |
10 Aug 1697 |
29 May 1777 |
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Created Baron of Baltinglass 21 May |
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1763,Viscount Aldborough 22 Jul 1776 |
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Viscount Amiens and Earl of Aldborough |
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9 Feb 1777 |
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| 29 May 1777 |
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Edward Augustus Stratford |
1734 |
2 Jan 1801 |
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Lord Lieutenant Wicklow |
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| 2 Jan 1801 |
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John Stratford |
c 1740 |
7 Mar 1823 |
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| 7 Mar 1823 |
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Benjamin O'Neale Stratford |
1746 |
11 Jul 1833 |
87 |
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| 11 Jul 1833 |
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Mason Gerard Stratford |
8 Jul 1784 |
8 Oct 1849 |
65 |
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| 8 Oct 1849 |
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Benjamin O'Neale Stratford |
10 Jun 1808 |
19 Dec 1875 |
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| 19 Dec 1875 |
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ALDEBURGH |
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| 8 Jan 1371 |
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William de Aldeburgh |
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Summoned to Parliament as Baron |
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Aldeburgh 8 Jan 1371 |
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William de Aldeburgh |
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ALDENHAM |
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| 31 Jan 1896 |
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Henry Hucks Gibbs |
31 Aug 1819 |
13 Sep 1907 |
88 |
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Created Baron Aldenham 31 Jan 1896 |
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MP for London 1891-1892. Governor of the Bank |
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of England 1875-1877 |
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| 13 Sep 1907 |
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Alban George Henry Gibbs |
23 Apr 1846 |
9 May 1936 |
90 |
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| 9 May 1936 |
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George Henry Beresford Gibbs |
9 Jan 1879 |
21 Mar 1939 |
60 |
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Walter Durant Gibbs |
11 Aug 1888 |
30 May 1969 |
80 |
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Antony Durant Gibbs |
18 May 1922 |
25 Jan 1986 |
63 |
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Vicary Tyser Gibbs |
9 Jun 1948 |
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| 8 Oct 1996 |
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28 Mar 1955 |
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Created Baron Alderdice for life 8 Oct 1996 |
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ALDERNEY |
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| 27 Jul 1726 |
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William Augustus |
15 Apr 1721 |
31 Oct 1765 |
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Trematon,Earl of Kennington,Marquess |
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of Berkhampstead and Duke of |
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Cumberland 27 Jul 1726 |
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| 17 Jul 1917 |
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Louis Alexander Mountbatten |
14 May 1854 |
11 Sep 1921 |
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Created Viscount Alderney,Earl of |
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Medina and Marquess of Milford Haven |
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ALDINGTON |
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| 29 Jan 1962 |
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Toby Austin Richard William Low |
25 May 1914 |
7 Dec 2000 |
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Created Baron Aldington 29 Jan 1962 |
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MP for Blackpool North 1945-1962. PC 1954 |
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Minister of State,Board of Trade 1954-1957 |
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Created Baron Low for life 16 Nov 1999 (qv) |
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| 7 Dec 2000 |
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Charles Harold Stuart Low |
22 Jun 1948 |
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ALEXANDER OF HILLSBOROUGH |
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| 30 Jan 1963 |
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Albert Victor Alexander |
1 May 1885 |
11 Jan 1965 |
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Created Viscount Alexander of |
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Hillsborough 27 Jan 1950,and Baron |
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Weston-super-Mare and Earl Alexander |
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of Hillsborough 30 Jan 1963 |
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MP for Hillsborough 1922-1931 and |
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1935-1950. First Lord of the Admiralty |
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Minister of Defence 1947-1950. Chancellor |
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of the Duchy of Lancaster 1950-1951. |
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PC 1929, CH 1941. KG 1964 |
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ALEXANDER OF POTTERHILL |
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| 2 Sep 1974 |
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William Picken Alexander |
13 Dec 1905 |
8 Sep 1993 |
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Created Baron Alexander of |
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Potterhill for life 2 Sep 1974 |
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ALEXANDER OF TULLIBODY |
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William Alexander |
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Created Lord Alexander of Tullibody |
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4 Sep 1630 and again 14 Jun 1633 |
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Stirling (qv) in 1633 with which title |
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| 14 Mar 1952 |
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Harold Rupert Leofric Alexander |
10 Dec 1891 |
16 Jun 1969 |
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Created Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
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1 Mar 1946 and Baron Rideau and Earl |
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Alexander of Tunis 14 Mar 1952 |
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Field Marshal 1944. Governor-General of |
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Canada 1946-1952. Minister of Defence |
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1952-1954. Lord Lieutenant of London |
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Shane William Desmond Alexander |
30 Jun 1935 |
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Robert Scott Alexander |
5 Sep 1936 |
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Weedon for life 11 Jul 1988 |
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Created Baron of Alford,Viscount of |
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19 Aug 1779 |
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Brownlow 17 Nov 1815 |
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Giles Alington |
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William Alington |
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Giles Alington |
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Hildebrand Alington |
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Henry Gerard Sturt |
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Humphrey Napier Sturt |
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Napier George Henry Sturt |
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11 Feb 1966 |
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Robert Alexander Allan |
11 Jul 1914 |
4 Apr 1979 |
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George Winn |
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9 Apr 1798 |
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John Allen |
13 Feb 1661 |
8 Nov 1726 |
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Joshua Allen |
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John Allen |
11 Jun 1713 |
25 May 1745 |
31 |
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John Allen |
by 1720 |
10 Nov 1753 |
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Joshua Allen |
26 Apr 1728 |
1 Feb 1816 |
87 |
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Joshua William Allen |
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Philip Allen |
8 Jul 1912 |
27 Nov 2007 |
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12 Jul 1976 |
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Alfred Walter Henry Allen |
7 Jul 1914 |
14 Jan 1985 |
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10 Jul 1974 |
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| 18 Jan 1932 |
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Reginald Clifford Allen |
9 May 1889 |
3 Mar 1939 |
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18 Jan 1932 |
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ALLENBY |
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| 7 Oct 1919 |
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Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby |
23 Apr 1861 |
14 May 1936 |
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Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby |
8 Jan 1903 |
17 Jul 1984 |
81 |
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Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby |
20 Apr 1931 |
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Wentworth Blackett Beaumont |
11 Apr 1829 |
13 Feb 1907 |
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MP for Northumberland South 1852-1885 |
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and Tyneside 1886-1892 |
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Wentworth Canning Beaumont |
2 Dec 1860 |
12 Dec 1923 |
63 |
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Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont |
6 Aug 1890 |
16 Dec 1956 |
66 |
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Lord Lieutenant Northumberland 1949-1956 |
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KG 1951 |
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Wentworth Hubert Charles Beaumont |
12 Sep 1922 |
27 Dec 2002 |
80 |
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Wentworth Peter Ismay Beaumont |
13 Nov 1948 |
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William Lawies Jackson |
16 Feb 1840 |
4 Apr 1917 |
77 |
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MP for Leeds 1880-1885 and Leeds North |
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Treasury 1885-1886 and 1886-1891. Chief |
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George Herbert Jackson |
20 Jan 1867 |
29 Jan 1925 |
58 |
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George William Lawies Jackson |
23 Jul 1903 |
1 Jul 1991 |
87 |
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| 1 Jul 1991 |
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ALLI |
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| 18 Jul 1998 |
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Waheed Alli |
16 Nov 1964 |
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Created Baron Alli for life 18 Jul 1998 |
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ALLIANCE |
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| 1 Jul 2004 |
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David Alliance |
15 Jun 1932 |
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Created Baron Alliance for life 1 Jul 2004 |
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ALNESS |
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| 27 Jun 1934 |
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Robert Munro |
28 May 1868 |
6 Oct 1955 |
87 |
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Created Baron Alness 27 Jun 1934 |
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| 6 Oct 1955 |
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MP for Wick District 1910-1918 and Roxburgh & |
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Selkirk 1918-1922. Lord Advocate |
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1913-1916, Secretary of State for Scotland |
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ALPORT |
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| 16 Feb 1961 |
B[L] |
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Cuthbert James McCall Alport |
22 Mar 1912 |
28 Oct 1998 |
86 |
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Created Baron Alport for life 16 Feb 1961 |
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| 28 Oct 1998 |
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MP for Colchester 1950-1961. Minister |
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of State for Commonwealth Relations |
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1959-1961. PC 1960 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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ALTAMONT |
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| 4 Dec 1771 |
E[I] |
1 |
John Browne |
1709 |
4 Jul 1776 |
67 |
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Created Baron Monteagle 10 Sep 1760, |
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Viscount Westport 24 Aug 1768 and |
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Earl of Altamont 4 Dec 1771 |
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Peter Browne |
1731 |
28 Dec 1780 |
49 |
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John Dennis Browne |
11 Jun 1756 |
2 Jan 1809 |
52 |
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24 Dec 1800 (qv) |
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ALTHAM |
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| 14 Feb 1681 |
B[I] |
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Altham Annesley |
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26 Apr 1699 |
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Created Baron Altham 14 Feb 1681 |
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James George Annesley |
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1700 |
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Richard Annesley |
1655 |
19 Nov 1701 |
46 |
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| 19 Nov 1701 |
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Arthur Annesley |
1689 |
14 Nov 1727 |
38 |
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at the foot of this page. |
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| 14 Nov 1727 |
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Richard Annesley |
c 1691 |
14 Feb 1761 |
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in 1737. On his death the Earldom (qv) |
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became extinct |
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at the foot of this page. |
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| 14 Feb 1761 |
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Arthur Annesley |
7 Aug 1744 |
4 Jul 1816 |
71 |
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3 Dec 1793 |
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George Annesley,2nd Earl of Mountnorris |
2 Nov 1769 |
23 Jul 1844 |
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ALTHORP |
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| 1 Nov 1765 |
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John Spencer |
19 Dec 1734 |
31 Oct 1783 |
48 |
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Created Baron and Viscount Spencer |
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3 Apr 1761 and Viscount Althorp and |
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Earl Spencer 1 Nov 1765 |
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| 19 Dec 1905 |
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Charles Robert Spencer |
30 Oct 1857 |
16 Sep 1922 |
64 |
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Created Viscount Althorp 19 Dec 1905 |
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in 1910 with which title this peerage then |
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ALTON |
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| 30 Apr 1694 |
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Charles Talbot,12th Earl of Shrewsbury |
24 Jul 1660 |
1 Feb 1718 |
57 |
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of Shrewsbury 30 Apr 1694 |
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ALTON OF LIVERPOOL |
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| 12 Jun 1997 |
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1 |
David Patrick Paul Alton |
15 Mar 1951 |
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Created Baron Alton of Liverpool for life |
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12 Jun 1997 |
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MP for Edgehill 1979-1983 and Mossley |
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Hill 1983-1997 |
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| 29 Jul 1587 |
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1 |
Robert Keith |
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c 1593 |
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Created Lord Altrie 29 Jul 1587 |
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George Keith,5th Earl Marischal |
1554 |
2 Apr 1623 |
68 |
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| 1 Aug 1945 |
B |
1 |
Edward William Macleay Grigg |
8 Sep 1879 |
1 Dec 1955 |
76 |
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Created Baron Altrincham 1 Aug 1945 |
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MP for Oldham 1922-1925 and Altrincham |
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1933-1945. Governor of Kenya 1925-1930. |
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PC 1944 |
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| 1 Dec 1955 |
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John Edward Poynder Grigg |
15 Apr 1924 |
31 Dec 2001 |
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31 Jul 1963 |
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Anthony Ulick David Dundas Grigg |
12 Jan 1934 |
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| 22 May 1801 |
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Sir Richard Pepper Arden |
20 May 1744 |
19 Mar 1804 |
59 |
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Created Baron Alvanley 22 May 1801 |
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MP for Newtown,Isle of Wight 1783-1784, |
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Aldborough 1784-1790,Hastings 1790-1794 and |
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Master of the Rolls 1788. Lord Chief |
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William Arden |
8 Jan 1789 |
16 Nov 1849 |
60 |
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Richard Pepper Arden |
8 Dec 1792 |
24 Jun 1857 |
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| 24 Nov 1913 |
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Sir Richard Everard Webster,1st baronet |
22 Dec 1842 |
15 Dec 1915 |
72 |
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| 15 Dec 1915 |
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and Viscount Alverstone 24 Nov 1913 |
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Wight 1885-1900. Attorney General |
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1885, 1886-1892 and 1895-1900. Master |
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| 10 Jul 1929 |
B |
1 |
Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh |
10 Dec 1889 |
27 Nov 1955 |
65 |
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Created Baron Alvingham 10 Jul 1929 |
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MP for Dorset South 1922-1929 |
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| 27 Nov 1955 |
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Robert Guy Eardley Yerburgh |
16 Dec 1926 |
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AMBERLEY |
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| 30 Jul 1861 |
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Lord John Russell |
18 Aug 1792 |
28 May 1878 |
85 |
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Created Viscount Amberley and Earl |
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Russell 30 Jul 1861 |
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AMERY OF LUSTLEIGH |
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| 8 Jul 1992 |
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Harold Julian Amery |
27 Mar 1919 |
3 Sep 1996 |
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| 3 Sep 1996 |
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8 Jul 1992 |
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MP for Preston North 1950-1966 and |
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Aviation 1962-1964, Minister of Public |
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Building and Works 1970, Minister for |
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Housing and Construction 1970-1972, |
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Minister of State,Foreign & Commonwealth |
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Office 1972-1974. PC 1960 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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AMESBURY |
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| 16 May 1832 |
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Charles Dundas |
5 Aug 1751 |
7 Jul 1832 |
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| 7 Jul 1832 |
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MP for Richmond 1775-1780 and 1784-1786, |
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Orkney & Shetland 1781-1784 and Berkshire |
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1794-1832 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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AMHERST |
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| 20 May 1776 |
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Sir Jeffrey Amherst |
29 Jan 1717 |
3 Aug 1797 |
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6 Sep 1788 |
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| 6 Sep 1788 |
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PC 1772, Field Marshal 1796 |
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| 3 Aug 1797 |
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William Pitt Amherst |
14 Jan 1773 |
13 Mar 1857 |
84 |
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Amherst 19 Dec 1826 |
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Governor General of India 1822-1828, PC 1815 |
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| 13 Mar 1857 |
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William Pitt Amherst |
3 Sep 1805 |
26 Mar 1886 |
80 |
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William Archer Amherst |
26 Mar 1836 |
14 Aug 1910 |
74 |
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1868-1880 |
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| 14 Aug 1910 |
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Hugh Amherst |
30 Jan 1856 |
7 Mar 1927 |
71 |
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Jeffrey John Archer Amherst |
13 Dec 1896 |
4 Mar 1993 |
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AMHERST OF HACKNEY |
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| 26 Aug 1892 |
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William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst |
25 Apr 1835 |
16 Jan 1909 |
73 |
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Created Baron Amherst of Hackney |
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26 Aug 1892 |
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MP for Norfolk West 1880-1885 and |
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Norfolk South West 1885-1892 |
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| 16 Jan 1909 |
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Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil |
25 Apr 1857 |
21 Dec 1919 |
62 |
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William Alexander Evering Cecil |
31 May 1912 |
22 Jul 1980 |
68 |
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William Hugh Amherst Cecil |
28 Dec 1940 |
2 Apr 2009 |
68 |
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| 2 Apr 2009 |
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Hugh William Amherst Cecil |
17 Jul 1968 |
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AMIENS |
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| 9 Feb 1777 |
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John Stratford |
c 1691 |
29 May 1777 |
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Created Baron of Baltinglass 21 May |
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1763,Viscount Aldborough 22 Jul 1776 |
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Viscount Amiens and Earl of Aldborough |
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9 Feb 1777 |
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AMMON |
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| 31 Jan 1944 |
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Charles George Ammon |
22 Apr 1873 |
2 Apr 1960 |
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| 2 Apr 1960 |
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MP for Camberwell North 1922-1931 and |
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1935-1944. PC 1945 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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AMORY |
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| 1 Sep 1960 |
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Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
26 Dec 1899 |
20 Jan 1981 |
81 |
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Created Viscount Amory 1 Sep 1960 |
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| 20 Jan 1981 |
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MP for Tiverton 1945-1960. Minister of |
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Pensions 1951-1953. Minister of State, |
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Board of Trade 1953-1954. Minister of |
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Agriculture and Fisheries 1954-1958. |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer 1958-1960 |
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PC 1953 KG 1968 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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AMOS |
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| 24 Sep 1997 |
B[L] |
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Valerie Ann Amos |
13 Mar 1954 |
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Created Baroness Amos for life 24 Sep 1997 |
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PC 2003 |
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AMPTHILL |
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| 11 Mar 1881 |
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Sir Odo William Leopold Russell |
20 Feb 1829 |
25 Aug 1884 |
55 |
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Created Baron Ampthill 11 Mar 1881 |
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PC 1872 |
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| 25 Aug 1884 |
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Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell |
19 Feb 1869 |
7 Jul 1935 |
66 |
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Governor of Madras 1900-1906 |
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| 7 Jul 1935 |
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John Hugo Russell |
4 Oct 1896 |
3 Jun 1973 |
76 |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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| 3 Jun 1973 |
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Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell |
15 Oct 1921 |
23 Apr 2011 |
89 |
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PC 1995 |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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| 23 Apr 2011 |
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David Whitney Erskine Russell |
27 May 1947 |
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AMULREE |
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| 22 Jul 1929 |
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William Warrender Mackenzie |
19 Aug 1860 |
5 May 1942 |
81 |
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Created Baron Amulree 22 Jul 1929 |
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Secretary of State for Air 1930-1931 |
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PC 1930 |
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| 5 May 1942 |
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Basil William Sholto Mackenzie |
25 Jul 1900 |
15 Dec 1983 |
83 |
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| 15 Dec 1983 |
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AMWELL |
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| 16 Jul 1947 |
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Frederick Montague |
8 Oct 1876 |
15 Oct 1966 |
90 |
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Created Baron Amwell 16 Jul 1947 |
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MP for Islington West 1923-1931 and |
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1935-1947 |
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| 15 Oct 1966 |
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Frederick Norman Montague |
6 Nov 1912 |
12 Oct 1990 |
77 |
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| 12 Oct 1990 |
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Keith Norman Montague |
1 Apr 1943 |
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ANCASTER |
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| 26 Jul 1715 |
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Robert Bertie,1st Marquess of Lindsey |
20 Oct 1660 |
26 Jul 1723 |
62 |
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Created Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
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26 Jul 1715 |
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MP for Boston 1685-1687 and 1689-1690 |
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and Preston 1690. Lord Lieutenant |
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Lincoln 1700-1723. PC 1701 |
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| 26 Jul 1723 |
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Peregrine Bertie |
29 Apr 1686 |
1 Jan 1742 |
55 |
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MP for Lincolnshire 1708-1715. Lord |
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Lieutenant Lincoln 1724-1742. PC 1724 |
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He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of |
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Acceleration as Lord Willoughby de Eresby |
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16 Mar 1715 |
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| 1 Jan 1742 |
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Peregrine Bertie |
1714 |
12 Aug 1778 |
64 |
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Lord Lieutenant Lincoln 1742-1778. PC 1742 |
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| 12 Aug 1778 |
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Robert Bertie |
17 Oct 1736 |
8 Jul 1779 |
42 |
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Lord Lieutenant Lincoln Jan-Jul 1779. PC 1779 |
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| 8 Jul 1779 |
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Brownlow Bertie |
1 May 1729 |
8 Feb 1809 |
79 |
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| 8 Feb 1809 |
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Lincoln 1779-1809 |
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| 22 Aug 1892 |
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Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond- |
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Willoughby,2nd Baron Aveland |
1 Oct 1830 |
24 Dec 1910 |
80 |
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Created Earl of Ancaster 22 Aug 1892 |
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MP for Boston 1852-1856 and Rutland |
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1856-1867. PC 1880 |
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| 24 Dec 1910 |
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Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby |
29 Jul 1867 |
19 Sep 1951 |
84 |
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MP for Horncastle 1894-1910. Lord |
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Lieutenant Rutland 1921-1951 |
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| 19 Sep 1951 |
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Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond- |
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Willoughby |
8 Dec 1907 |
29 Mar 1983 |
75 |
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MP for Rutland 1933-1950. Lord |
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Lieutenant Lincolnshire 1950-1975 |
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Acceleration as Lord Willoughby de Eresby |
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16 Jan 1951 |
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ANCRAM |
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| 24 Jun 1633 |
E[S] |
1 |
Robert Carr |
1578 |
1654 |
76 |
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Created Lord Kerr of Nisbet, |
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Langnewtoun and Dolphinstoun and |
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Earl of Ancram 24 Jun 1633 |
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Charles Kerr |
6 Aug 1624 |
10 Sep 1690 |
66 |
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| 10 Sep 1690 |
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William Kerr |
1661 |
28 Feb 1722 |
60 |
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| 23 Jun 1701 |
E[S] |
1 |
Robert Kerr,2nd Earl of Lothian |
8 Mar 1636 |
15 Feb 1703 |
66 |
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Earl of Ancram and Marquess of |
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Lothian 23 Jun 1701 |
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| 28 Jun 2005 |
B[L] |
1 |
Donald Anderson |
17 Jun 1939 |
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Created Baron Anderson of Swansea for life |
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28 Jun 2005 |
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MP for Monmouth 1966-1970 and Swansea East |
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| 23 Jan 1622 |
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Thomas Howard |
c 1590 |
16 Jul 1669 |
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| 9 May 2000 |
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Elizabeth Kay Andrews |
16 May 1943 |
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Created Baroness Andrews for life |
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9 May 2000 |
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ANELAY OF ST.JOHNS |
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| 14 Oct 1996 |
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Joyce Anne Anelay |
17 Jul 1947 |
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Created Baroness Anelay of St.Johns for |
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life 14 Oct 1996 |
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ANGLESEY |
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| 18 Apr 1623 |
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Christopher Villiers |
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3 Apr 1630 |
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Created Baron Villiers and Earl of |
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Anglesey 18 Apr 1623 |
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Charles Villiers |
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| 20 Apr 1661 |
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Arthur Annesley,2nd Viscount Valentia |
10 Jul 1614 |
6 Apr 1686 |
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Created Baron Annesley and Earl of |
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Anglesey 20 Apr 1661 |
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MP for Carmarthen 1660-1661. Lord Privy Seal |
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1673-1682. PC [I] 1660
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James Annesley |
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1 Apr 1690 |
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MP for Winchester 1679-1685 |
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James Annesley |
c 1670 |
21 Jan 1702 |
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John Annesley |
15 Jan 1676 |
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Arthur Annesley |
c 1678 |
31 Mar 1737 |
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MP for Cambridge University 1702-1710 |
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Lord Lieutenant Wexford 1727. PC 1710 |
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PC [I] 1711 |
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Richard Annesley |
c 1691 |
14 Feb 1761 |
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(qv) in 1727. The Earldom of Anglesey and |
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the Barony of Annesley became extinct on |
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For further information on this peer, see the note |
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| 4 Jul 1815 |
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Henry William Paget,2nd Earl of Uxbridge |
17 May 1768 |
29 Apr 1854 |
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Created Marquess of Anglesey |
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4 Jul 1815 |
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MP for Carnarvon 1790-1796 and Milborne |
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Port 1796-1804 and 1806-1812. KG 1818 |
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PC 1827. Field Marshal 1846, Lord |
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Lieutenant of Ireland 1828-1829 and |
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Lieutenant Anglesey 1812- |
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Henry Paget |
6 Jul 1797 |
7 Feb 1869 |
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Acceleration as Baron Paget of Beaudesert |
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15 Jan 1833 |
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MP for Anglesey 1820-1832. PC 1839. Lord |
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Lieutenant Anglesey 1854-1869 |
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Henry William George Paget |
9 Dec 1821 |
30 Jan 1880 |
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Henry Paget |
25 Dec 1835 |
13 Oct 1898 |
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Henry Cyril Paget |
16 Jun 1875 |
14 Mar 1905 |
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note at the foot of this page |
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Charles Henry Alexander Paget |
14 Apr 1885 |
21 Feb 1947 |
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Lord Lieutenant Anglesey 1942-1947 |
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George Charles Henry Victor Paget |
8 Oct 1922 |
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Lord Lieutenant Gwynedd 1983-1990 |
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ANGUS |
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| c 1115 |
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Dufugan |
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Styled Earl of Angus c 1115 |
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Gillebride |
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Gilchrist |
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and his sons,see the note at the foot of the page |
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containing details of the Earldom of Airlie |
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Duncan |
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Malcolm |
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Matilda |
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Gilbert de Umfravill |
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1307 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Robert de Umfravill |
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2 Apr 1325 |
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Gilbert de Umfravill |
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7 Jan 1381 |
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| 15 Jun 1329 |
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John Stewart |
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9 Dec 1331 |
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Styled Earl of Angus in a charter |
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dated 15 Jun 1329 |
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| 9 Dec 1331 |
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Thomas Stewart |
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Thomas Stewart |
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Margaret Stewart |
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George Douglas (see below) |
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| 9 Apr 1389 |
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George Douglas |
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1402 |
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Created Earl of Angus 9 Apr 1389 |
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William Douglas |
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James Douglas |
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George Douglas |
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| 14 Nov 1462 |
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Archibald Douglas |
1453 |
1514 |
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Archibald Douglas |
c 1490 |
1556 |
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David Douglas |
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Archibald Douglas |
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1588 |
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William Douglas |
1533 |
Jul 1591 |
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William Douglas |
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3 Mar 1611 |
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William Douglas |
1590 |
19 Feb 1660 |
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ANGUS AND ABERNETHY |
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| 10 Apr 1703 |
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Archibald Douglas,3rd Marquess of Douglas |
13 Oct 1694 |
21 Jul 1761 |
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Prestoun and Robertoun,Viscount of |
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and Abernethy and Duke of Douglas |
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10 Apr 1703 |
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Creations extinct on his death |
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| 17 Jan 1766 |
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John Gore |
2 Mar 1718 |
3 Apr 1784 |
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Created Baron Annaly 17 Jan 1766 |
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| 3 Apr 1784 |
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Solicitor General for Ireland. PC [I] 1764 |
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| 23 Sep 1789 |
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Henry Gore |
8 Mar 1728 |
5 Jun 1793 |
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Created Baron Annaly 23 Sep 1789 |
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| 19 Aug 1863 |
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Henry White |
1791 |
3 Sep 1873 |
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Created Baron Annaly 19 Aug 1863 |
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MP for Dublin 1823-1832,Longford |
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1837-1847 & 1857-1861. Lord Lieutenant |
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| 3 Sep 1873 |
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Luke White |
26 Sep 1829 |
17 Mar 1888 |
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MP for Clare 1859-1860, Longford |
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1861-1862 and Kidderminster 1862-1865. |
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Lord Lieutenant Longford 1873-1874. |
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KP 1885 |
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| 17 Mar 1888 |
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Luke White |
25 Feb 1857 |
15 Dec 1922 |
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Luke Henry White |
7 Aug 1885 |
4 May 1970 |
84 |
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Luke Albert White |
15 Mar 1927 |
30 Sep 1990 |
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Luke Richard White |
29 Jun 1954 |
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| 16 Jul 1965 |
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Noel Gilroy Annan |
25 Dec 1916 |
21 Feb 2000 |
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Created Baron Annan for life 16 Jul 1965 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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ANNAND |
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Sir John Murray |
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Created Lord Murray of Lochmaben |
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and Viscount of Annand c 1622 |
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| 13 Feb 1661 |
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James Johnstone,2nd Earl of Hartfell |
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Created Lord Johnston of Lochwood, |
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Lochmaben,Moffatdale and Evandale, |
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Viscount of Annand and Earl of |
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William Johnston |
17 Feb 1664 |
14 Jan 1721 |
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Created Lord Johnston of Lochwood, |
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Lochmaben,Moffatdale and Evandale, |
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| 13 Mar 1625 |
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John Murray,1st Viscount of Annand |
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Created Earl of Annandale 13 Mar 1625 |
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James Murray |
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| 13 Feb 1661 |
E[S] |
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James Johnstone |
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Created Lord Johnston of Lochwood, |
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Lochmaben,Moffatdale and Evandale, |
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Viscount of Annand and Earl of |
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Annandale and Hartfell 13 Feb 1661 |
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William Johnston |
17 Feb 1664 |
14 Jan 1721 |
56 |
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M[S] |
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Created Lord Johnston of Lochwood, |
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Lochmaben,Moffatdale and Evandale, |
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Viscount of Annand,Earl of Hartfell |
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and Marquess of Annandale 24 Jun 1701 |
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Lord Privy Seal 1702, Secretary of State 1705 |
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Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries,Kirkcudbright and |
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Peebles. KT 1704
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| 14 Jan 1721 |
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James Johnston |
c 1687 |
10 Feb 1730 |
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MP for Dumfries 1708-1709 and Linlithgowshire |
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1708 |
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| 10 Feb 1730 |
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George Vanden-Bempde |
29 May 1720 |
29 Apr 1792 |
71 |
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On his death,the peerages became dormant. |
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The descent of the Earldom was as follows:- |
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[James Hope-Johnstone,Earl of Hopetoun] |
23 Aug 1741 |
29 May 1816 |
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[Anne Hope-Johnstone] |
13 Jan 1768 |
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[John James Hope-Johnstone] |
29 Nov 1796 |
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MP for Dumfriesshire 1857-1865 |
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[John James Hope-Johnstone] |
5 Oct 1842 |
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[Evelyn Wentworth Hope-Johnstone] |
9 May 1879 |
26 Oct 1964 |
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2 Jan 1909 |
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Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope-Johnstone |
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The Earls of Aldborough |
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A family of magnificent eccentrics……. |
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The following are extracts from "The
Emperor of the United States of America and Other |
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Magnificent British Eccentrics" by
Catherine Caufield (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1981) |
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John Stratford, first Earl of Aldborough - on
receiving his title, he styled himself "the Earl of |
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Aldborough in the Palatine of Upper
Ormonde". This place was as fictitious as the pedigree |
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he then commissioned tracing his family back to
William the Conqueror's lord great chamberlain. |
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Edward Augustus Stratford, second Earl of
Aldborough - this Earl had a building mania. He |
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built Aldborough House in Dublin; a seaside
home just outside the Irish capital; a model town |
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called Stratford-on-Slaney in County Wicklow;
Stratford Place and Stratford House in London, |
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as well as making extensive improvements to
Belan, the great house built by his father in |
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County Kildare. His death in 1801 interrupted a
strange house party at Belan to which he had |
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invited most of the young people he knew with
the intention of marrying them off to one |
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another. He left 54 wills. |
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John Stratford, third Earl of Aldborough - he
had a very sociable wife and daughter, but he |
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hated company. The first, and usually the only,
remark guests to his house heard from their |
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host was "When do you leave? The coach
passes Belan every morning and I can send you |
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there tomorrow". He rose early to pick the
ripe fruit from the garden and hide it from his |
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despised visitors. |
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Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, sixth and last Earl
of Aldborough - he distinguished himself by the |
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strength of his devotion to a hot-air balloon.
For twenty years he lived only to complete what |
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was going to be the largest balloon in the
world - close to 50 feet high when inflated. He shut |
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himself away in Stratford Lodge, 40 miles from
Dublin, with only one trustworthy manservant; |
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all his meals were cooked in Dublin and sent up
daily in the Mail Coach. |
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The Earl's plan was to fly from Ireland to
England and on across the Channel to France, where |
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he had purchased a plot of land on the banks of
the Seine as a landing ground. When the |
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Crimean War broke out Lord Aldborough decided
to extend his voyage and contribute to the |
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British war effort by flying on across Europe,
sniping at Russian officers. Unfortunately for his |
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patriotic dreams, the war came to an end before
the balloon was ready. Even more tragically, |
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the balloon hangar caught fire in 1856 and, in
spite of frantic efforts to save it, the silk |
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balloon was damaged beyond repair. |
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The Earl lived for a time in the burnt-out
hangar but eventually he moved to Alicante, Spain, |
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where he became a recluse in a hotel. He had
his meals sent up to him, but refused to allow |
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anyone to come and collect the dirty dishes.
When one room filled up with used plates and |
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glasses, he checked out of that room and into a
new one. On his death in 1875, the Earldom |
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of Aldborough became extinct. |
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Henry Gerard Sturt. 1st Baron Alington |
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Henry Sturt, before being created Baron
Alington in 1876, was MP for Dorchester 1847-1856 |
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and Dorset 1856-1876. He was a well-known
figure in the late Victorian era due to his success |
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as a racehorse owner, but was also known as the
owner of an unusual farm - the White Farm - |
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located at the family seat of Crichel, near
Wimborne, in Dorset. The following article, which |
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appeared in the "Chicago Daily
Tribune" of 4 March 1904 describes this farm:- |
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'Everything connected with this White Farm is
absolutely white, including the white sacred |
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bull, the white cattle, the white cart horses,
the white poultry, pigeons, and, last but not |
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least, an immense white turkey cock, whose
ferocious disposition often forces the other |
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denizens of the farmyard to show the white
feather in more ways than one. All the flowers |
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about this farm are white and the cats, the
dogs, the pigs, the rabbits, the donkeys, and even |
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the deer which graze on the lawn, as well as
pheasants, geese, owls, and swans, are of the |
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same hue. No animal and no flower is permitted
on the premises which is not absolutely snow |
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white.' |
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The farm was the subject of an illustrated
article which appeared in "Harmsworth's Magazine" |
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in August 1898, under the heading "The
Only White Zoo in Existence."
Photographs are |
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included of 'The White Peacock - the King of
the White Farm' and a white mule, a gift from |
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the Sultan of Turkey. Unfortunately, the white
guinea pigs proved too difficult to photograph - |
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"Over and over again, by frequent
offerings of the most tempting dainties, were the shaggy |
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bright-eyed little creatures lured from their
haunts. But no matter how stealthily stalked by |
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the camera fiend, they were off like greased
lightning long before he was near enough." |
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John Hugo Russell, third Baron Ampthill and
Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, |
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fourth Baron Ampthill |
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In 1916, Christabel Hart, a headstrong young
woman with a taste for hunting and ballroom |
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dancing answered an advertisement in The Times placed by three
lonely sailors, one of whom |
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was John Hugo Russell. They met her when next
on leave, and all three were smitten. Russell |
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proposed marriage, but Christabel rejected him
and departed for Gretna Green with his friend, |
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Gilbert Bradley. There they failed to satisfy
the residency qualification and returned to England |
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unmarried. In 1918, Christabel consented, after
all, to marry Russell, but ruled that these |
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altered circumstances should not be a
restriction on her social life. Russell agreed that they |
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should not have children for several years, not
realising perhaps, that to Christabel this meant |
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no sexual relations either, The honeymoon was
spent with Russell's parents, and although there |
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was a certain amount of kissing during his
Christmas leave, sex consisted of his climaxing |
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between her legs, but without any penetration.
Christabel described this practice as 'Hunnish'. |
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When Russell left the navy he took a job with
Vickers. The couple no longer shared a bedroom, |
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and in two years they dined together twice. On
one occasion, Christabel spent the night at |
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Gilbert Bradley's flat and in the morning
Bradley telephoned Russell, asking him to bring round |
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day clothes for his wife. Later she wrote to a
friend "I have been indiscreet all my life and he |
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has enough evidence to divorce me once a
week." In June 1921 Christabel visited a |
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clairvoyant, who told her she was pregnant - a
state of affairs confirmed by a gynaecologist, |
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in spite of the fact that she was still a
virgin. She passed the news on to Russell, adding "I |
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suppose I must be another Virgin Mary." On
15 October 1921 she gave birth to a son, Geoffrey. |
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Russell petitioned for divorce, citing Bradley,
an unnamed man alleged to be Geoffrey's father, |
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and a Lieutenant George Cross about whom little
is known (I would like to think that his wife's |
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name was Victoria). At the first trial, which
began in July 1922 before Lord Merrivale, Russell's |
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parents, Lord and Lady Ampthill, were the chief
witnesses. They described their son as |
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thunderstruck when learning of his wife's
pregnancy since she had always denied him his |
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conjugal rights. They could see no similarity
between the baby and their son at the same age. |
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The baby was brought into court and inspected
by the jury during the luncheon adjournment. |
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Christabel admitted indiscreet behaviour, but
denied adultery. Her husband was Geoffrey's |
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father, she insisted, conception having taken
place with penetration - possibly when Russell |
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was sleepwalking in his pyjamas. After a
ten-day hearing, the jury was unable to agree on a |
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verdict. On 28 February 1923 a retrial began
before Mr Justice Hill. This time, the jury found |
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that Christabel had had intercourse with an
unknown man and the baby was declared |
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illegitimate. In 1926 Christabel, as her son's
guardian, brought an action to establish his |
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legitimacy. She won the case and Geoffrey was
declared to be the rightful heir. |
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John Russell succeeded to the Ampthill peerage
in 1935. After he was divorced from Christabel |
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he remarried twice and, by his second marriage,
had a son, John, who, on his father's death in |
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1973, claimed the title. Geoffrey wrote to the
House of Lords requesting that he might take his |
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seat, but was told that his half-brother had
already lodged an application. In February 1976 |
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the Committee of Privileges in the House of
Lords heard the claim for succession brought by |
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John Russell and contested by Geoffrey Russell
'to protect my mother's reputation.' The |
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evidence from the 1926 illegitimacy dispute was
heard again and John Russell offered to |
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withdraw if Geoffrey would make available blood
tests carried out on himself and his mother, |
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who by now had died. Geoffrey declined, but in
April 1976 the Committee ruled in his favour, |
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and he thus became the 4th Baron Ampthill. |
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Arthur Annesley, 4th Baron Altham and Richard
Annesley, 5th Baron Altham |
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and 6th Earl of Anglesey |
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Arthur, the 4th Baron Altham was a dissolute
drunkard who married Mary Sheffield, an |
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illegitimate daughter of the Duke of
Buckingham. From this union, a son, James, was born in |
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1715. Arthur, who was reputed to change his
mistresses as often as he changed his coat, grew |
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tired of his wife's protests against his
infidelities and determined to be rid of her. Any excuse |
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would suffice, so when, one day in 1716, he
found her talking with a neighbouring squire, he |
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accused the pair of adultery and, drawing his
sword, slashed off one of the man's ears. He |
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then drove his wife from the house (Dunmaine
Castle in county Wexford), but he refused to |
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allow her to take her year-old son with her. |
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The man whom he had accused of adultery
challenged him to a duel, but Altham refused to |
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fight. He remained at Dunmaine Castle until one
day a mysterious pistol shot, fired through a |
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window, took out one of his eyes. He then fled
to Dublin where he found a new mistress, Alaine |
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Gregory. She, however, wanted nothing to do
with young James, so he was callously thrown out |
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to be cared for by a band of wandering gypsies. |
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When the 4th baron died in 1727, the title was
inherited by his younger brother, Richard, who |
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appears to have been equal, if not worse, than
his older brother. Richard knew that, somewhere, |
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James was likely to be still alive and that
James was the rightful heir to the title and the estates. |
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Richard hired a gang of ruffians to track the
boy down and he was found living in humble |
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lodgings in Dublin under the name of James
Annesley. Even Richard balked at cold-blooded |
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murder, so he arranged for James to be put
aboard a ship bound for the plantations of distant |
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America, where upon landing he was sold for 15
guineas to a Pennsylvania planter, who treated |
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him very harshly. |
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James suffered the misery of living as a slave
for 12 years, until, in 1739, he was able to escape |
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and flee to Baltimore. There he saw the
warships of Admiral Vernon on their way to fight the |
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Spanish in the West Indies during the War of
Jenkin's Ear. James stole a skiff, rowed out to the |
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nearest ship and poured out his story to
Vernon. For the next four years, James was a steward |
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on a British warship. |
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In 1743, James finally stepped ashore at
Portsmouth, eager to claim his title and estates. He |
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was armed with a letter from Vernon to a
wealthy Irish lawyer named Mackercher. After closely |
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questioning James, Mackercher agreed to
represent him and soon the news of the return of the |
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rightful heir swept through Dublin. Richard,
now Earl of Anglesey, struck back viciously by |
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arranging for James to be savagely beaten and
left senseless by the side of the road. |
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In order to protect James, Mackercher hustled
him to England, where he hid at a farm near |
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Staines. Unfortunately, James' bad luck still
dogged him. During a hunting expedition, James' |
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gun accidentally discharged and killed one of
the beaters named Tom Eggleston. When he heard |
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this news, Anglesey accused James of having an
affair with Eggleston's wife, and persuaded the |
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authorities to arrest James for murder. At his
subsequent trial, Mackercher had no difficulty in |
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gaining an acquittal after the main witness
against James admitted accepting bribes from |
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Anglesey's lawyer. |
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By now the population was polarised by James'
fight for his rightful inheritance. Anglesey had |
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many powerful friends, but his debauchery and
cruelty had made him just as many enemies and |
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the majority of the common people were
convinced that James' cause was just. |
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As soon as James returned to Ireland, a further
attempt on his life occurred, but this was foiled |
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by Mackercher's servants. Mackercher now
launched his first legal action, which was heard in |
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the Dublin Court of Exchequer in November 1743.
The result was a legal picnic; troops of |
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witnesses filed into the box, piling up a mass
of contradictory evidence and perjuring themselves |
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recklessly until the truth was hopelessly
buried. At least five witnesses changed sides and flatly |
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retracted previous statements; it was obvious
that Angelesey's money and hired thugs had been |
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busy. Mackercher's most impressive witness was
the 4th Baron Altham's crony, Major Fitzgerald, |
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who swore that in 1715 Altham had invited him
to Dunmaine to carouse on the birth of his son. |
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Finally, the evidence which clinched
Mackercher's case was given by Kilkenny alderman Thomas |
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Barnes, who related how Altham had told him
proudly, 'Tom, I have good news. I have a son by |
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Moll Sheffield.' Barnes said that he naturally
assumed that Moll was one of Altham's many |
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mistresses and enquired where he had found her.
'Zounds, man!' Altham roared indignantly, |
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'she's my wife!' |
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The jury found in favour of James, which caused
an outbreak of popular rejoicing in Dublin. But |
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Anglesey refused to concede defeat and sought a
fresh trial. In the meantime, he tried to |
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remove James by his usual methods. At the
Curragh races, Anglesey and a gang of thugs made |
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another attack on James' life and when
Mackercher came to his aid, Mackercher was beaten |
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unconscious with the loaded butt of a whip.
James leapt on a horse and fled, as Anglesey was |
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heard to scream, 'Follow him and dash out his
brains!' The pursuers, however, were driven off by |
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James' sympathisers, who had rushed to the scene. |
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James' legal battle was, however, less
fortunate. Anglesey brought a host of new, and no doubt |
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bribed, witnesses and the second trial went in
his favour. Undaunted, Mackercher called for a |
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third hearing, and once more the decision was
reversed. For years, the struggle continued, with |
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both sides pouring out money like water.
Anglesey mortgaged the estates and, by the time of |
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the fourth trial, Mackercher had ruined himself
on James' behalf. |
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By then, some of the most important witnesses
were dead and others had mysteriously |
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vanished. The marathon lawsuit finally ended
with Anglesey still in possession of the titles and |
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the estates. |
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James died in 1760 and was buried under the
name of James Annesley. The Earl of Anglesey |
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died the following year, when the Earldom of
Anglesey and the Barony of Altham became extinct. |
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However, the Viscountcy of Valentia was
inherited by Anglesey's son, who in 1793 was created |
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Earl of Mountnorris. |
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Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey |
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When Anglesey succeeded to the title in 1898,
he became one of the wealthiest men in |
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England. By the time of his death, less than 7
years later, his eccentricities and extravagances |
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had reduced him to bankruptcy. |
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Following his death at the age of 29, the
'Chicago Daily Tribune' on 15 March 1905 published |
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the following [edited] account of his career.
Being an American newspaper, all currency |
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amounts are shown in US dollars - at that time
the exchange rate was roughly five dollars |
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to the pound:- |
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'MONTE CARLO, March 14 - Henry Cyril Paget,
marquis of Anglesey, whose eccentricities, |
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extravagances, and escapades for six years has
filled all European capitals with amazement, |
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died here early this morning. His wife, from
whom he separated two years ago, became |
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reconciled with him at his deathbed…… |
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'The dead marquis held the title for six years,
and in those six years he spent $3,000,000 of |
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his own and contracted debts amounting to
$2,725,000. His prodigalities in jewels and clothing |
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were enormous. His house parties and private
theatricals excited the wonder of London, |
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Paris and Berlin. His personal eccentricities
kept him constantly in the public eye. He perfumed |
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his automobile with violets. He put primroses
in his hair. He wore women's clothing. He appeared |
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on the vaudeville stages of several cities in
Europe in the costume of a ballet dancer. He |
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imitated the serpentine and fire dancers of
Lole Fuller, wearing draperies spangled with |
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diamonds, emeralds and rubies costing $200,000.
He spent $1,000,000 for jewels in a single |
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year. There was no splendor, however barbaric,
that the eccentric young marquis did not |
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attempt to achieve, no extravagance he was
unwilling to attempt. |
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'Before he became the marquis young Paget was a
scholar at Eton and afterward second |
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lieutenant in the Royal Welsh fusiliers. Once
in possession of the great estate in Wales, with its |
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famous collection of plate, jewels, paintings,
furniture, tapestries and armor, the young marquis |
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launched upon the career of eccentricities that
made him famous. One of the first things he did |
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was to transform the beautiful old gothic
chapel, Plas-Newydd, into a private gayety theater. |
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'The wedding of the marquis was of a piece with
his strange career. He chose for his wife Miss |
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Chetwynd, daughter of Sir George Chetwynd and
the marchioness of Hastings. She was only |
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17 years old, of beautiful and refined
features, with violet eyes and masses of Venetian red |
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hair. They were cousins, and it was declared at
the time that the marriage was arranged in |
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order that they might jointly inherit property
which both would have lost if they did not marry |
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each other. |
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'Eighteen months after their wedding the
marchioness applied to the English courts for a |
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divorce. The terms of the separation proved the
marquis' eccentricity. For the first year he |
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allowed her $15,000, and $4,500 to pay debts
contracted while they were living together. |
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The second year he was to pay her $20,000, the
next, if they were still separated, $25,000, |
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and so on, the allowance increasing $5,000 each
year until it reached $50,000. |
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'Afterwards the marquis and his young wife met
in Paris and became reconciled, were seen |
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everywhere together, and even travelled
together. So society was not surprised when she |
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appealed to the English courts to have her
decree of divorce annulled. Her request was |
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granted but the reconciliation was short lived,
and they separated a second time, only to be |
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reunited at his deathbed. |
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'In the meantime the marquis had launched into
the career of extravagance that made him |
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famous. His theatrical entertainments at
Anglesey castle became as famous as his jewels. |
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Money was not considered. In the early days he
used to gather around him amateurs as well |
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as professionals, but in the later shows he
only had professionals to assist him. He was always |
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the star. His taste ran little toward plays of
serious interest or dramatic value. Her perfected |
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extravaganzas which allowed costly costuming
and enabled him to wear most gorgeous clothes - |
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women's and well as men's - and gave him a
chance to display his jewels. Among the plays he |
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produced were "Aladdin,"
"Sinbad" and "Red Riding Hood." The entertainments
usually continued |
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for six weeks. |
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'In "Aladdin" his costume consisted
of a gauze suit, to which had been fastened literally |
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thousands of brilliants, so that he was all of
a sparkle wherever he moved. About his neck he |
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wore strings of diamonds, and on his shoulders
were bows of the precious stones. His head was |
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covered with a turban which would have excited
the envy of the richest rajah of India. It |
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contained a magnificent emerald, surrounded by
turquoises. On his breast he wore another |
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wonderful arrangement of jewels, the center of
which was a ruby as large as a 25 cent piece. |
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Thus gorgeously arrayed he danced, while
limelight cast varied hued beams upon him. |
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'Another extravagance recently reported was a
gorgeous motor car, which contains a boudoir. |
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Its interior was hand painted. When riding in
this the marquis was accustomed to wear a |
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magnificent coat of imperial Russian sable,
which was worth thousands of pounds, and his |
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motorman was dressed like an Indian prince. |
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'He wore strange costumes about his home and
his servants were put into uniforms that |
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matched their master's. For example, his
evening suits were ordinarily of blue or pink. |
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'Then came the crash. The marquis had spent in
the six years $5,750,000. Of this amount he |
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had borrowed $2,500,000. His creditors
descended upon him, he was declared a bankrupt, and |
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orders for the sale of his personal effects
were issued. |
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'Court bailiffs took possession of Anglesey
castle and searched it for jewels. They were |
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astounded at what they found. The first day's
sale netted the creditors $85,000. The second |
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day's sale realised $77,430 - a total of
$162,430 - for jewels that cost the marquis many times |
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that amount. One pair of matchless cabochon
sapphires of unusual size, mounted as sleeve |
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links, sold for only $6,000 - and they had cost
the marquis $100,000. |
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'His wardrobe was sold with his jewels. There
were 300 lots of wearing apparel, including more |
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than 100 overcoats, 200 pairs of slippers, and
200 walking sticks, many of them with handles |
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incrusted with jewels. |
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'Though the sale had no precedent, the only
things to drag in the bidding were the waistcoats. |
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These were found too loud even for stagework.
Some of them were covered with spangles, with |
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contrasts of color that were blinding. One of
blue peacock with iridescent feathers brought $65, |
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but the remaining 240 in all realized only $875. |
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'Another costume that stunned bidders was the
marquis' white suede evening dress which he |
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wore in public with a black silk shirt and black collar. |
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'Gloves, stocks, and handkerchiefs went for
more than their retail value. A new smoking jacket |
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of Persian lamb was also coveted by many. |
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'The highest amount paid for any single article
was $1,500 for the marquis' famous overcoat of |
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brown sable. It is ornamented with twenty tails
and ten sable heads, and is said to have cost |
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more than $5,000. In the overcoat collection
there were specimens for every possible weather |
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and temperature, from the tropics to midwinter
in St. Petersburg. |
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'A silver gray moleskin coat with raccoon
collar brought $300 and two melton coats with mink |
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and Persian linings brought $200 each. Greatly
admired by women was a smoking suit of silver |
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gray silk with trousers of robin-egg blue. On
the white silk facings were embroidered sprays of |
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forget-me-nots and wood violets. |
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'Shoes, few of which showed any trace of wear,
brought high prices. Those that an ordinary |
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mortal could wear averaged $6 a pair. Golden
slippers and high heeled fancy dress shoes were |
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bought by theatrical costumers. |
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'The pajamas and night shirts were dreams of
oriental splendor. Some of the latter ran as high |
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as $72, while many pairs of pajamas were
eagerly bid in at $42. The marquis' twelve evening |
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black silk shirts found purchasers at $22. |
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'The marquis had invented several "evening
costumes" to take the place of the ordinary black |
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and white, which was abhorrent to his esthetic
taste. One of these was pink and another of |
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blue silk. The nobleman's dressing gowns were
of gold brocade. The magnificence of his bedroom |
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was approached by that of no royal personage in
Europe, for it was draped in mauve velvet, |
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with hanging figures of solid silver. Its
ornaments were of filigree and gold, and its tables |
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crowded with bottles of the most costly
perfumes. His "boudoir" was of green and gold. He had |
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three valets and a "coiffeur," all of
whom earned their high salaries, for it was no unusual thing |
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for this modern Beau Brummel to spend a whole
morning "working out" some special scheme of |
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color by dint of combining the effects of
neckties, trousers, waistcoats, and "spats," discarding |
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one by one such as failed to "harmonize." |
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'Already the unsatisfied creditors are flocking
to Monte Carlo in hope of securing something from |
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the sale of his remaining personal effects.
They received 15 cents on the dollar originally and |
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they are likely to get little more.' |
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Another source states that marital relations
between the Marquess and his wife became strained |
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when to took to waking her in the night,
ordering her to strip naked, then covering her with |
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gems. Given the Marquess's pre-occupation with
jewellery and clothes, it is not altogether |
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surprising that her grounds for the initial
divorce proceedings were believed to have been the |
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non-consummation of their marriage, |
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Copyright @ 2003-2011
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