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A countess who holds an earldom in her own right also uses Lady [X], but her husband does not have a title (unless he has one in his own right).
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The Earldom of Orkney was a Norwegian dignity in Scotland which had its origins in the Viking period. The title of Earl of Orkney was passed down the same family line through to ...
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... the title, Isabel Douglas, Countess of Mar, was alone at the Kildrummy Castle, Alexander Stewart entered it and forced her to sign a charter on August 12, 1404 yielding the earldom ...
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However, he was succeeded in the earldom and barony by his distant relative James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, who became the thirteenth Earl of Chesterfield and thirteenth ...
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The title "Earl of Ormonde" has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland for the House of Douglas and twice in the Peerage of Ireland for the Butler Family
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The Earldom of Surrey was first created in 1088 for William de Warenne. Perhaps because he held little property in Surrey, the earldom came to be more commonly called of Warenne.
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During this time an Earldom, now called for distinction the Earldom of Devonshire was created twice: once for Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, who had no legitimate children; the ...
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The Earldom of Pembroke, associated with Pembroke Castle in Wales, was created by King Stephen of England. Several times the line has become extinct, and the Earldom has been re ...
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He had no legitimate male issue and on his death in 1789 the earldom became dormant. He was succeeded in the baronies of Hastings, Hungerford, de Moleyns and Botreaux by his sister ...
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The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England. Since 1301 the title has generally been given to heirs-apparent to the English throne, and from ...
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