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1601:Categories
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324:References
224:The title
124:heirs male
75:William II
71:Created by
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300:See also
267:in 1690)
63:Creation
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1566:Woolton
1556:Swinton
1531:Halifax
1494:Balfour
1407:Russell
1295:Verulam
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1150:Caledon
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1035:Granard
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894:Warwick
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803:Glasgow
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675:Loudoun
670:Lindsay
480:Lindsey
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451:Suffolk
446:Lincoln
406:England
158:Seat(s)
81:Peerage
1561:Attlee
1536:Gowrie
1489:Iveagh
1479:Beatty
1452:Cromer
1432:Lytton
1427:Cairns
1402:Dudley
1396:Winton
1390:Cowley
1345:Durham
1335:Cawdor
1305:Morley
1260:Nelson
1250:Wilton
1240:Romney
1235:Onslow
1230:Craven
1100:Antrim
1024:Orrery
931:Talbot
905:Radnor
868:Brooke
776:Orkney
744:Dundee
710:Dysart
700:Airlie
690:Wemyss
649:Kellie
613:Buchan
608:Rothes
603:Morton
593:Erroll
544:Jersey
153:Extant
150:Status
1360:Ducie
1315:Eldon
1285:Minto
1255:Powis
1170:Rosse
1135:Lucan
1085:Roden
1060:Arran
1018:Cavan
1006:Meath
793:Stair
782:March
705:Leven
685:Elgin
638:Perth
623:Moray
495:Essex
441:Devon
426:Derby
66:First
1514:Peel
1484:Haig
1320:Howe
1265:Grey
1130:Erne
1115:Mayo
996:Cork
633:Home
205:and
58:1690
628:Mar
588:Mar
1603::
346:.
221:.
390:e
383:t
376:v
295:.
186:.
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