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Burke's Peerage Limited is a British genealogical publisher, considered an authority on the order of precedence of noble families and information on the lesser nobility of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1826, when the Anglo-Irish genealogist John Burke began releasing books devoted to the ancestry and heraldry of the peerage , baronetage ...
Charles Gordon Mosley (14 September 1948 – 5 November 2013) was a British genealogist who specialised in British nobility. He was an author, broadcaster, editor, and publisher, best known for having been Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (106th edition)—its first update since 1970—and of the re-titled 107th edition, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (2003).
John Burke (12 November 1786 – 27 March 1848) [1] [note 1] was an Irish genealogist, and the original publisher of Burke's Peerage. He was the father of Sir Bernard Burke , a British officer of arms and genealogist.
The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), founded in 1915, is a United States non-profit which develops and manages assessments of student physicians. Known for its role in developing the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in partnership with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), USMLE examinations for medical students and residents are used by medical licensing ...
In 1853 Burke was appointed Ulster King of Arms. [1] In 1854, he was knighted. In 1855, he became Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland. [2] After having devoted his life to genealogical studies he died in Dublin on 12 December 1892. He was succeeded as editor of Burke's Peerage and Landed Gentry by his fourth son, Ashworth Peter Burke. [2]
Peter Axel William Locke King, 5th Earl of Lovelace (26 November 1951 – 5 February 2018), [1] [2] styled Viscount Ockham before 1964, was a British peer.. Lovelace succeeded his father, Peter King, 4th Earl of Lovelace, in 1964.
Burke's Peerage 107th edition (2003) Cokayne Complete Peerage reissued Gloucester (2000) Debrett Complete Peerage 9th Edition (1814) Memoirs of Letitia Pilkington reissued by the University of Georgia 1999; Gibney, John "Sir John Meade" Dictionary of Irish Biography Cambridge University Press
John Plunkett, 3rd Baron of Dunsany (died 1500) was an Irish nobleman. [1]He was the only son of Richard Plunkett, 2nd Baron of Dunsany, [1] and his wife Joan FitzEustace, daughter of the wealthy and powerful statesman Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester, and his first wife Elizabeth Brune.