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See also:ESSEX, EARLS OF . The first See also:earl of Essex was probably See also:Geoffrey de See also:Mandeville (q.v.), who became earl about 1139, the earldom being subsequently held by his two sons, Geoffrey and 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, until the See also:death of the latter in 1189. In 1199 Geoffrey Fitzpeter or Fitzpiers (d. 1213), who was related to the Mandevilles through his wife See also:Beatrice, became earl of Essex, and on the death of Geoffrey's son William in 1227 the earldom reverted for the second 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 to the See also:crown. Then the See also:title to the earldom passed by See also:marriage to the Bohuns, earls of See also:Hereford, and before 1239 See also:Humphrey de See also:Bohun (d. 1275) had been re-cognized as earl of Essex. With the earldom of Hereford the earldom of Essex became See also:extinct in 1373; afterwards it was held by See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas of See also:Woodstock, See also:duke of See also:Gloucester, a son of See also:Edward III. and the See also:husband of Eleanor de Bohun; and from Gloucester it passed to the Bourchiers, 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 See also:Bourchier (d. 1483), who secured the earldom in 1461, being one of Gloucester's grandsons. The second and last Bourchier earl was Henry's See also:grandson Henry, who died See also:early in 1J40. A few See also:weeks before his See also:execution in 1J40 Thomas See also:Cromwell (q.v.) was created earl of Essex; then in 1J43 William See also:Parr, afterwards See also:marquess of See also:Northampton, obtained the earldom by right of his wife See also:Anne, a daughter of the last Bourchier earl. Northampton lost the earldom when he was attainted in 1553i and afterwards it passed to the famous See also:family of Devereux, See also:Walter Devereux, who was created earl of Essex in 1572, being related to the Bourchiers. See also:Robert, the 3rd and last Devereux earl, died in1646. In 1661 See also:Arthur See also:Capel was created earl of Essex, and the earldom is still held by his descendants.
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