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  2. William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace - Wikipedia

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    Lovelace was the eldest son of Peter King, 7th Baron King, and his wife, Lady Hester Fortescue, granddaughter of George Grenville. The politician the Hon. Peter John Locke King was his younger brother. Educated at Eton and Trinity, he entered the diplomatic service and became secretary to Lord Nugent.

  3. Order of precedence in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    HM The King: Sons of the sovereign HRH The Prince of Wales [1] ... Under the degree of a Baron Eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders

  4. Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The son of the current Duke of Northumberland has the courtesy title of Earl Percy, and is addressed and referred to as "Lord Percy".. If a peer of one of the top three ranks of the peerage (a duke, a marquess or an earl) has more than one title, his eldest son – himself not a peer – may use one of his father's lesser titles "by courtesy".

  5. Henry III of England - Wikipedia

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    Probable late 13th or early 14th century depiction of Henry's eldest son, Edward. In 1258, Henry faced a revolt among the English barons. [262] Anger had grown about the way the King's officials were raising funds, the influence of the Poitevins at court, and his unpopular Sicilian policy, and resentment of abuse of purchased Jewish loans. [164]

  6. Peerages in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Younger sons of viscounts, and then younger sons of barons, come after the aforesaid eldest sons of barons, with Knights of the Order of the Garter and Order of the Thistle, Privy councillors and senior judges being intercalated between them and eldest sons of barons. [31] Children of the eldest son of a peer also obtain a special precedence ...

  7. Earl of Lovelace - Wikipedia

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    He was succeeded by his eldest son (the second Baron) who represented Launceston and Exeter in the House of Commons but died aged 34. His three younger brothers—Peter, William and Thomas—all succeeded in the barony. Thomas was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baron, whose son, the seventh Baron, was a Whig politician and writer. On his death ...

  8. Byron King-Noel, Viscount Ockham - Wikipedia

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    Lord Ockham was the eldest son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer. His maternal grandparents were the poet Lord Byron and Annabella Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth. He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Navy, although he deserted, worked his passage ...

  9. Earl of Desmond - Wikipedia

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    A memorial at the site of the Battle of Callann, where John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond and his eldest son fell in 1261 while fighting against Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond. Dominican Priory of North Abbey, Youghal , founded in 1268 by Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 2nd Baron Desmond