Tales of Our Great Families, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1880 - Nobility |
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... put the coping stone on the family for- tunes by marrying Ada , daughter of David , Earl of Huntingdon , and sister of John le Scot , Earl of > Chester . His only son was knighted by Simon de 2 TALES OF OUR GREAT FAMILIES .
... put the coping stone on the family for- tunes by marrying Ada , daughter of David , Earl of Huntingdon , and sister of John le Scot , Earl of > Chester . His only son was knighted by Simon de 2 TALES OF OUR GREAT FAMILIES .
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... John de Hastings , Seneschal of Aquitaine , in the eighteenth of Edward I. became one of the com- petitors for the Scottish crown in right of his grandmother Ada , whom I have mentioned above , and who was also niece of Malcolm IV . and ...
... John de Hastings , Seneschal of Aquitaine , in the eighteenth of Edward I. became one of the com- petitors for the Scottish crown in right of his grandmother Ada , whom I have mentioned above , and who was also niece of Malcolm IV . and ...
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... John , third son of Sir George Hastings , and grandson of the Hon . Henry Hastings of Woodlands , second son of George , fourth Earl of Huntingdon . It happened Mr. Bell had proved that this John died without male issue ; so the ...
... John , third son of Sir George Hastings , and grandson of the Hon . Henry Hastings of Woodlands , second son of George , fourth Earl of Huntingdon . It happened Mr. Bell had proved that this John died without male issue ; so the ...
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... John Has- tings without issue , and the man claiming the peerage in right of a supposed descent from that ' person did not put in an appearance . The let- ters patent of creation . were now required , in order to show that the title was ...
... John Has- tings without issue , and the man claiming the peerage in right of a supposed descent from that ' person did not put in an appearance . The let- ters patent of creation . were now required , in order to show that the title was ...
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... John de Marcuswell , the grandson of this chief , stood high in favour with his sovereign , Alexander II . He succeeded his father in the sheriffdom of Roxburghshire , and was one of the Ambassadors Extraordinary sent by Alexander to ...
... John de Marcuswell , the grandson of this chief , stood high in favour with his sovereign , Alexander II . He succeeded his father in the sheriffdom of Roxburghshire , and was one of the Ambassadors Extraordinary sent by Alexander to ...
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afterwards ancestor ancient attainder Barden Tower Baron became Beddington Bell brother brought Carew Castle century Chancellor Charles Charles Radcliffe charter Church claim Clifford Closeburn Countess Court Crown daughter death Derwentwater descended died Dilston Douglas Duchess Duke Duke of Douglas Earl of Huntingdon Earl of Mar Earl of Nithsdale Earldom Edward eldest Elizabeth England English Erskine estates father favour Fitz Gerald Francis George grandson Grizel Hastings heiress heirs male Henley Henry honours Horace Walpole House of Lords husband Innermarky Ireland Irish Irish peerage James John Kildare King Kirkpatrick Knight Lady Hester Lady Jane Laird lands Leinster lived London Lord Northington Margaret Marquis marriage married mother Nithsdale noble nobleman Offaly Parliament passed Patrick peer peerage possessed Prince prisoner Queen Radcliffe reign Robert Roger de Kirkpatrick royal Russell Scotland Scottish sent servants sister Stuart third Earl took Tower Walter wife William young