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  2. List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerage dignities and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" baronies as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Baronies .

  3. Robert Byron, 13th Baron Byron - Wikipedia

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    Lord Temporal; In office 15 June 1989 – 11 November 1999 Hereditary peerage: Preceded by: Richard Byron, 12th Baron Byron: Personal details; Born 5 April 1950 (age 74) Spouse: Robyn Margaret McLean: Children: Hon. Caroline Anne Victoria Byron Hon. Emily Clare Byron Hon. Sophie Georgina Byron Hon. Charles Richard Gordon Byron: Parent(s)

  4. Baron Mountjoy - Wikipedia

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    All these titles became extinct with the death of the 3rd Earl of Newport in 1681. [ 2 ] Elizabeth Blount, sister of the 2nd Baron Mountjoy of the 1465 creation, had married the 1st Baron Windsor, and their descendant Thomas Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor in the Peerage of Ireland and younger son of the 7th Baron Windsor and 1st Earl of Plymouth ...

  5. Robes of the British peerage - Wikipedia

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    Since at least the early Middle Ages, robes have been worn as a sign of nobility.At first, these seem to have been bestowed on individuals by the monarch or feudal lord as a sign of special recognition; but in the 15th century the use of robes became formalised, with peers all wearing robes of the same design, though varied according to the rank of the wearer.

  6. English heraldry - Wikipedia

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    The royal coat of arms is the official coat of arms of the British monarch. [48] These arms are used by the King in his official capacity as monarch, and are also known as Arms of Dominion . [ citation needed ] Variants of the Royal Arms are used by other members of the Royal Family ; and by the British Government in connection with the ...

  7. Earl of Cardigan - Wikipedia

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    James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan. Earl of Cardigan is a title in the Peerage of England that was created by Charles II in 1661 for Thomas Brudenell, 1st Baron Brudenell, and the title has been held since 1868 by the Marquesses of Ailesbury.

  8. Territorial designation - Wikipedia

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    The Lord Lyon advises that for a territorial designation to be recognised, there must be 'ownership of a substantial area of land to which a well-attested name attaches, that is to say, ownership of an “estate”, or farm or, at the very least, a house with policies extending to five acres or thereby'. [1]

  9. Wardrobe of Mary, Queen of Scots - Wikipedia

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    Details of her costume on the day of her execution at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587 were widely reported and circulated in manuscript. [ 3 ] Few details of known of Mary's clothes in infancy in Scotland, except that Margaret Balcomie, or Malcomy, [ 4 ] had an allowance of soap and coal to warm the water to wash her linen.