Tales of Our Great Families, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1880 - Nobility |
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... heiress of the Flam- villes , or Flamvyles , obtained many broad acres in the counties of Leicester , Norfolk , and Suf- folk ; and we find his son , William , acting as steward to Henry II . , and also to the Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury ...
... heiress of the Flam- villes , or Flamvyles , obtained many broad acres in the counties of Leicester , Norfolk , and Suf- folk ; and we find his son , William , acting as steward to Henry II . , and also to the Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury ...
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... heiress of Cante- lupe , Baron of Bergavenny . His eldest son , 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 ...
... heiress of Cante- lupe , Baron of Bergavenny . His eldest son , 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 ...
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... heiress of the Hungerfords . The third Baron , having attended King Henry VIII . at the capture of Tournay , was raised in 1529 to the Earldom of Huntingdon , a title which descended from sire to son for just two centuries and a half ...
... heiress of the Hungerfords . The third Baron , having attended King Henry VIII . at the capture of Tournay , was raised in 1529 to the Earldom of Huntingdon , a title which descended from sire to son for just two centuries and a half ...
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... heiress of the Kirkconnells , when her name be- came merged in that of her husband . In course of time no fewer than five baronetcies were held by cadets of the Maxwell family- namely , those of Springkell in Dumfriesshire , Cardoness ...
... heiress of the Kirkconnells , when her name be- came merged in that of her husband . In course of time no fewer than five baronetcies were held by cadets of the Maxwell family- namely , those of Springkell in Dumfriesshire , Cardoness ...
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... heiress of William , fourth Lord Herries , with whom he got the lands and barony of Terreagles , & c . , was the Lord Herries who is famed in Scottish history as the devoted ad- herent of Mary Queen of Scots , and was one of Her ...
... heiress of William , fourth Lord Herries , with whom he got the lands and barony of Terreagles , & c . , was the Lord Herries who is famed in Scottish history as the devoted ad- herent of Mary Queen of Scots , and was one of Her ...
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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