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Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice
[pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
William Petty Fitzmaurice
[fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquis of, 1737–1805, British statesman: prime minister 1782–83.
a city in SE Pennsylvania.
Historical Examples
Mr. Punch’s History of Modern England, Vol. I (of 4).–1841-1857 Charles L. Graves
Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Sir Moses Montefiore
Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) William Henry Hurlbert
The Political History of England – Vol. X. William Hunt
The Political History of England – Vol XI George Brodrick
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift
Adle Dubois Mrs. William T. Savage
Cornish Worthies, Volume 2 (of 2) Walter H. Tregellas
Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) The Duke of Buckingham
Miss Eden’s Letters Emily Eden
noun
1st Marquess of. See (William Petty Fitzmaurice) Shelburne
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