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71William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester — Sir William Paulet (c. 1483 ndash; 10 March 1572) was an English statesman who attained several peerages throughout his lifetime: Baron St John (9 March 1539), Earl of Wiltshire (19 January 1550), and Marquess of Winchester (11 October 1551).… …
72Bastar (Staat) — Flagge von Bastar Bastar war ein Fürstenstaat in der britisch indischen Provinz Central Provinces. Seine Hauptstadt war der Ort Jagdalpur. Das Land hatte 1941 634.000 Einwohner und eine Fläche von 35.490 km². Inhaltsverzeichnis …
73Lakshmeshwar Singh — Statue of Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh at Dalhousie Square, Kolkata Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh of Darbhanga (Hindi:महाराजा लक्ष्मेश्वर सिंह्) (September 25, 1858 to December 17, 1898) was the King of Darbhanga in State of Bihar, India. He was… …
74Thomas Cromwell — This article is about the minister of King Henry VIII of England. For other uses, see Thomas Cromwell (disambiguation). Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532–3 Born 1485 Putney, Middlesex, Engl …
75Elizabethan government — England under Queen Elizabeth I s reign, the Elizabethan Era, was ruled by the very structured and complicated Elizabethan government. It was divided into the national bodies (the monarch, Privy Council, and Parliament), the regional bodies (the… …
76The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …
77George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham — (28 August 1592 ndash; 23 August 1628) (surname pronEng|ˈvɪlɚz ( villers )) was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover of King James I of England, [The Western Heritage, Eighth Edition, chapter 13, page 420] and one of the most rewarded… …
78James I of England and the English Parliament — James VI and I (James Stuart) (June 19, 1566 – March 27, 1625), King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland, faced many difficulties with Parliament during his reign in England. Though recent studies have shown that the Parliament of… …
79William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley — Lord Burghley redirects here. For other holders of the title, see Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 ndash; 4 August 1598), was an English statesman, the chief advisor and good friend of Queen Elizabeth I for most …
80Thomas Parry (Comptroller of the Household) — Sir Thomas Parry (c. 1515 ndash; December 15 1560), was the Comptroller of the Household to the English Queen Elizabeth I. He was knighted by Elizabeth at her accession in 1558, and held the offices of Royal Steward, Cofferer, Privy Councilor,… …
