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See also:CUMBERLAND, See also:DUKES AND EARLS OF . The earldom of Cumberland was held by the See also:family of See also:Clifford (q.v.) from 1525 to 1,643, when it became See also:extinct by the See also:death of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry, the 5th See also:earl- The 1st earl of Cumberland was Henry, 11th See also:Lord Clifford (1493-1542), a son of Henry, loth Lord Clifford (c. 1454-1523). Created an earl by Henry VIII. in 1525, Henry remained loyal during the See also:great rising in the See also:north of See also:England in 1536, and died on the 22nd of See also:April 1542. His son and successor, Henry, the 2nd earl (c. 1517-1570), married Eleanor (d. 1547), a daughter of See also:Charles See also:Brandon, See also:duke of See also:Suffolk, and See also:Mary, daughter of See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Henry VII.; he had the tastes of a See also:scholar rather than a soldier, and died See also:early in 1510. By his first wife, Eleanor, he See also:left an only daughter See also:Margaret (1540-1596), who married Henry See also:Stanley, 4th earl of See also:Derby, and who in 1557 was regarded by many as the rightful heiress to the See also:English See also:throne. By his second wife he left two sons and a daughter; his See also:elder son See also:George succeeding to the earldom in 1570, and his younger son See also:Francis succeeding his See also:brother in 16o5. George, 3rd earl of Cumberland (1558-1605), was See also:born on the 8th of See also:August 1558, and married Margaret (c. 156o-1616), daughter of his See also:guardian, Francis, 2nd earl of See also:Bedford. Although interested in See also:mathematics and See also:geography he passed his early years in dissipation and extravagance; then he took to the See also:sea, commanded the " Bonaventure" against the See also:Spanish See also:Armada, and from this See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time until his death on the 3oth of See also:October ,6o5 was mainly engaged in fitting out and leading plundering expeditions, some of which, especially the one undertaken in 1589, gained a large amount of See also:booty. The earl left no sons, and his See also:barony was claimed by his only daughter See also:Anne (159o-1676), the wife successively of See also:Richard See also:Sackville, 3rd earl of See also:Dorset, and of See also:- PHILIP
- PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
- PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
- PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
- PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)
Philip See also:Herbert, 4th earl of See also:Pembroke and See also:Montgomery; while his earldom was inherited by his brother Francis (1559-1641). A See also:long See also:law-suit between the new earl and the countess Anne over the See also:possession of the
family estates was settled in 1617. The 5th earl was Francis's only son Henry (1591-1643), who was born on the 28th of See also:February 1591, and was educated at See also:Christ See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church, See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford. He was a supporter of Charles I. during his two See also:short See also:wars with the Scots, and also during the See also:Civil See also:War until his death on the 11th of See also:December 1643. He left no sons; his earldom became extinct; his new barony of Clifford, created in 1628, passed to his daughter See also:Elizabeth (1618-1691), wife of Richard See also:Boyle, earl of See also:Cork and See also:Burlington; and the Cumberland estates to his See also:cousin Anne, countess of Dorset and Pembroke.
In 1644 the English See also:title of duke of Cumberland was created in favour of See also:Rupert, son of See also:Frederick V., elector See also:palatine of the See also:Rhine, and See also:nephew of Charles I. Having lapsed on Rupert's death without legitimate issue in 1682, it was created again in 1689 to give an English title to George, See also:prince of See also:Denmark, who had married the See also:lady who afterwards became See also:Queen Anne. It again became extinct when George died in 1708, but was revived in 1726 in favour of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Augustus, third son of George II. As this duke was never married the title lapsed on his death in 1765, but was revived in the following See also:year in favour of Henry Frederick (1745-1790), son of Frederick, prince of See also:Wales, and brother of George III. Having again become extinct on Henry Frederick's death, the title of duke of Cumber-See also:land was created for the fifth time in favour of Ernest Augustus, who was made duke of Cumberland and See also:Teviotdale in 1799. In 1837 Ernest (q.v.) became king of See also:Hanover, and on his death in 1851 the title descended with the See also:kingdom of Hanover to his son King George V. (q.v.), and on George's death in 1878 to his See also:grandson Ernest Augustus (b. 1845). In 1866 Hanover was annexed by See also:Prussia, but King George died without renouncing his rights. His son Ernest, while maintaining his claim to the kingdom of Hanover, is generally known by his title of duke of Cumberland.
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