nobility+and+gentry

  • 131John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster — born March 1340, Ghent died Feb. 3, 1399, London, Eng. English prince, the fourth son of Edward III. John s additional name, Gaunt (a corruption of the name of his birthplace, Ghent), was not used after he was three years old; it became the… …

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  • 132Diocese of Nottingham —     Diocese of Nottingham     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Nottingham     (NOTTINGHAMIEN)     One of the original twelve English Dioceses created at the time of the restoration of the hierarchy by Pius IX in 1850 embraces the counties of… …

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