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Alvah

(Encyclopedia)Alvah ălˈvə [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. It also appears as Aliah. ...

Jetheth

(Encyclopedia)Jetheth jēˈthĕth [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom and descendant of Esau. ...

Butler, James

(Encyclopedia)Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. ...

Stafford, Edward, 3d duke of Buckingham

(Encyclopedia)Stafford, Edward, 3d duke of Buckingham, 1478–1521, English nobleman; son of Henry Stafford, 2d duke of Buckingham. The attainder (1483) of his father was reversed on the accession (1485) of Henry V...

Peter I, duke or count of Brittany

(Encyclopedia)Peter I (Pierre Mauclerc), d. 1250, duke or count of Brittany (1213–37). The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half-sister and heiress of Arthur I duke of Brittany. His surname, mea...

Arnaud, Henri

(Encyclopedia)Arnaud, Henri äNrēˈ ärnōˈ [key], 1641–1721, pastor and leader of the Waldenses. When Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy, in league with the French, set out to expel the Waldenses, Arnaud led (16...
 

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