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	Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title Earl of Leicester (pronounced "Lester") was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England (now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837.
		Technically, Coke became the Earl of Leicester of Holkham, and the Marquess Townshend remained the Earl of Leicester.
		However, the Earls of Leicester of Holkham are usually counted among the Earls of Leicester, and as the term "of Holkham" is not needed to make differentiations, it is not often used when speaking of the title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Leicester (752 words)

	Earls of Leicester - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		LEICESTER The first holder of this English earldom belonged to the family of Beaumont, although a certain Saxon named Edgar has been described as the 1st earl of Leicester.
		The new earl was a son of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland; he left no children, or rather none of undoubted legitimacy, and when he died in September 1588 the title became extinct.
		In 1618 the earldom of Leicester was revived in favour of Robert Sidney, Viscount Lisle, a nephew of the late earl and a brother of Sir Philip Sidney; it remained in this family until the death of Jocelyn (1682-1743), the 7th earl of this line, in July 1743.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earls_of_Leicester (549 words)

	Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester painted by Steven van der Meulen.
		Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was the long-standing favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
		The true descent of the rights of this line of the Elizabethan Earl of Leicester were diverted away from their rightful heir, this son, by the deeds of his own father.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Dudley,_Earl_of_Leicester (1258 words)

	Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester (died 1190) was an English nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173-1174 against his father Henry II.
		He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, a staunch supporter of Henry II, and he inherited from his father large estates in England and Normandy.
		He joined forces with Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk, and the two marched west, aiming to cut England in two across the Midlands and to relieve the king's siege of Robert's castle at Leicester.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_de_Beaumont,_3rd_Earl_of_Leicester (449 words)

	Thomas William Coke, Earl Of Leicester - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		THOMAS WILLIAM COKE LEICESTER, EARL OF (1754-1842), English agriculturist, known as Coke of Norfolk, was the eldest son of Wenman Roberts, who assumed the name of Coke in 1750.
		In 1759 Wenman Coke's maternal uncle Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester, died leaving him his estates, subject, however, to the life-interest of his widow, Margaret, Baroness de Clifford in her own right.
		Leicester, who was a strong and handsome man and a fine sportsman, died at Longford Hall in Derbyshire on the 30th of June 1842.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Thomas_William_Coke%2C_Earl_Of_Leicester (283 words)

	Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (November 19, 1563 - July 13, 1626), second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
		In 1605 he was created Viscount Lisle, and in 1618 Earl of Leicester, the latter title having become extinct in 1588 on the death of his uncle, whose property he had inherited.
		Leicester was a man of taste and a patron of literature, whose cultured mode of life at his country seat, Penshurst, was celebrated in verse by Ben Jonson.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Robert_Sidney,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester.html (403 words)

	Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		LEICESTER, ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL OF [Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of], 1532?-1588, English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I.
		She offered his hand to Mary Queen of Scots and, to facilitate this scheme, created him earl of Leicester (1564), but the plan was halted by Mary's marriage to Lord Darnley.
		Leicester married secretly in 1573 and in 1578 (perhaps bigamously) wed the countess of Essex, an act that led to a temporary estrangement from Elizabeth.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-leicestr1.html (593 words)

	Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
		She was the eldest daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
		After the death of her brother Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester without children in 1204, she inherited half of his estates, and a claim to the Earldom of Leicester.
		Simon was succeeded in France by his eldest son Amaury de Montfort, while his younger son Simon eventually gained possession of the earldom of Leicester and played a major role in the reign of Henry III of England.
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Simon_de_Montfort,_5th_Earl_of_Leicester (306 words)

	Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England.
		Eleanor had previously been married to William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and she had sworn a vow of chastity on his death, which she broke by marrying de Montfort.
		The weak point in his scheme was the establishment of a triumvirate (consisting of himself, the young earl of Gloucester, and the Bishop of Chichester) in which his colleagues were obviously figureheads.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester (2384 words)

	Fornham All Saints - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the meantime, Robert, earl of Leicester, having raised a large army, crossed over into England, and was received by earl Hugh Bigot in the castle of Fremingham, where he supplied him with all necessaries.
		On his arrival being known, the earls, with a considerable force, and Humphrey de Bohun with three hundred knights, soldiers of the king, went forth armed for battle to meet the earl of Leicester, carrying before them the banner of Saint Edmund the king and Martyr as their standard.
		As for the earl of Leicester and his wife and Hugh des Chateaux, and the rest of the more wealthy men who were captured with them, they were sent into Normandy to the king [Henry II]; on which the king placed them in confinement at Falaise, and Hugh, earl of Chester, with them.
	www.gallerie.co.uk /fornham/history_battle.htm (432 words)

	GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Earls (2)
		Robert de Bellomont, earl of Mellent in the province of Normandy, was created by king Henry the first earl of Leicester, which title became extinct in this family upon the death of Robert, fourth earl of Leicester, 1204.
		Henry Bourchier, earl of Eu in the province of Normandy, was created by king Henry the sixth 1446 viscount Bourchier, and by king Edward the fourth earl of Essex, which titles became extinct in this family upon the death of Henry, second earl of Essex, 13 March 1539.
		James Butler, earl of Ormond of the kingdom of Ireland, was created by king Henry the sixth earl of Wiltshire, which title became extinct by his attainder 4 November 1460.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/Extinct2Earls.html (2206 words)

	Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
		Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, also Simon IV de Montfort (1160 - June 25, 1218) was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade (1202 - 1204) and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade.
		His mother was the eldest daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
		Simon left three sons: his French estates passed to his eldest son, Amaury de Montfort, while his younger son, Simon, eventually gained possession of the earldom of Leicester and played a major role in the reign of Henry III of England.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/si/simon_de_montfort__5th_earl_of_leicester.html (451 words)

	Household Accounts and Disbursement Books of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 1558—61, 1584—86 - Cambridge ...
		Robert Dudley, the first Earl of Leicester, was a leading figure at the court of Elizabeth I. This is the only collection of such information in print for such a prominent and notorious courtier and, as such, provides a valuable insight into the personal finances of members of the Elizabethan court.
		The proceeding at the Earl of Leicesters funeral [10 October 1588]; 14.
		The funeral of the Earl of Leicester, 10 October 1588; Index of servants; Glossary.
	www.cambridge.org /catalogue/print.asp?isbn=0521551560&print=y (355 words)

	Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 - August 4 1265) was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to king Henry III of England.
		He was the younger son of Simon de Montfort a French nobleman and Amicia de His mother was senior co-heiress to the of Leicester and a large estate in but king John of England would never allow anyone who already property in France to take ownership of an estate in England.
		Eleanor had previously been married to William Marshal 5th Earl of Pembroke and had sworn a vow of on his death which she broke by Simon.
	www.freeglossary.com /Simon_de_Montfort%2C_6th_Earl_of_Leicester (606 words)

	John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester (February 14, 1680 - September 27, 1737), was a Privy Councillor during the Georgian era.
		He was one of the five sons of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester.
		John inherited the earldom from his brother, Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester, in 1705.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/John_Sidney%2C_6th_Earl_of_Leicester (201 words)

	Britannia Biographies: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
		Leicester, as prime favourite, was the incessant bugbear and terror of Cecil and the old Catholic nobles.
		Leicester certainly knew of the conspiracy of the Northern Earls in 1569 and may, perhaps, have been thinking of providing for his own safety in the event of its success; but, upon its failure, he had no difficulty in proving to Cecil that he had betrayed the conspirators.
		He was recalled in November 1587, but his failure did not prevent the Queen from entrusting him with the command of her troops at Tilbury in August 1588, when the defeat of the Spanish Armada was yet hardly known.
	www.britannia.com /bios/lords/leicesterrd.html (716 words)

	Peck, Leicester's Commonwealth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		His wife Lettice Knollys was involved with Leicester, at first as early as 1565 and then again in her husband's absence, as (probably) during the Kenilworth festivities of 1575; she married him in 1578.
		Leicester apparently approached the Archbishop on behalf of his client, but (according to Strype) "notwithstanding the Earl's solicitation, he was not to be swayed contrary to his judgment and conscience," and he rendered a decision against Julio.
		Leicester appears certainly to have supported Grindal in the matter of the prophesyings, but nevertheless it is possible, if unlikely, that there was more connection between Julio's troubles and the fall of the Archbishop than we might otherwise recognize.
	homepage.iprolink.ch /dpeck/write/leic-comm3d.htm (3401 words)

	15. England under Henry The Third Page 4
		The Earl of Leicester, with a part of the army and the stupid old King, was at Hereford.
		One of the Earl of Leicester's sons, Simon de Montfort, with another part of the army, was in Sussex.
		The Earl of Leicester still fought bravely, until his best son Henry was killed, and the bodies of his best friends choked his path; and then he fell, still fighting, sword in hand.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Dickens/Child/Child15_4.htm (1111 words)

	Lord Cromwell
		Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, Lord High Chamberlain of England and Henry VIII’s chief minister responsible for the dissolution of the monasteries bought Launde for the sum of £1500.
		The Earl of Bedford visited Cromwell at Launde, there is a record of the Earl forfeiting the traditional horse shoe to the Lord of the Manor, Edward Cromwell, at Oakham Castle.
		The Earl of Bedford escaped capture by two servants that had followed him into London, "their purpose to withdraw the Earl of Bedford from that company; as soon as they could get opportunity they got the Earl away, and carried him off by water".
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/brianpayne1/lord.htm (8452 words)

	Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester,also Simon IV de Montfort (1160 - June 25, 1218) was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade (1202 - 1204) and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade.
		After the death of her brother Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester without children in 1204, she inheritedhalf of his estates, and a claim to the Earldom of Leicester.
		Simon was succeeded in France by his eldest son Amaury de Montfort, while his younger son Simon eventually gainedpossession of the earldom of Leicester and played a major role in the reign of Henry III of England.
	www.therfcc.org /simon-de-montfort%2C-5th-earl-of-leicester-56688.html (265 words)

	Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester - Definition, explanation
		Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (or Leycester), (June 24, 1532 - September 4, 1588) was the long-standing favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England and almost became her husband.
		Dudley was born around 1532, a younger son of the Duke of Northumberland, who was executed in 1553 for his part in the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne of England.
		Elizabeth herself had felt betrayed by the later discovery of the marriage to Lettice Knollys, and reminded Leicester of the rumors that he had been pre-contracted to Lady Sheffield; if these proved to be true he could be sent to rot in the Tower.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ro/robert_dudley__1st_earl_of_leicester.php (1024 words)

	Lettice KNOLLYS (C. Essex / C. Leicester)
		In the summer of 1575, when they were both on progress with the Queen, Edward Arden, sherrif of Warwickshire, refused to wear Leicester’s livery for the festivities at Kenilworth because he had “private access to the Countess of Essex.” According to one account of the incident, Arden called Leicester a whoremaster.
		The anonymous 1584 pamphlet known as Leicester’s Commonwealth claimed that Lady Essex was pregnant by Leicester immediately before her husband’s return from Ireland and that she had an abortion.
		When her marriage to Leicester became known, the Queen is said to have boxed her ears and banished her, saying that as but one sun lighted the sky so she would have but one Queen of England.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/LetticeKnollys.htm (1062 words)

	Berkshire History: Biographies: Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex & Leicester (1540-1634)
		Almost ten years later, a book called "Leicester's Commonwealth," was published, which placed the responsibility for the Earl of Essex's death firmly at the hands of his wife and her lover, the Earl of Leicester.
		It was remarked that Leicester died within seven or eight miles of Cumnor, the spot where Amy Robsart had met her death almost on the very day, twenty-eight years before; and it was bruited abroad that it was only justice that the wife of his youth should be avenged by the wife of his age.
		Leicester was buried in the Beauchamp Chapel of the Collegiate Church in Warwick.
	www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/lknollys.html (2051 words)

	Earl of Essex
		Robert Devereux, the young Earl of Essex, was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Robert Devereux was handsome, witty, arrogant and ambitious and the Queen heaped favours upon her favourite.
		Many of the English troops died of various diseases and the Earl of Essex agreed an unauthorised truce with O'Neill, the leader of the Irish rebels.
		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex was arrested and convicted of treason.
	www.elizabethan-era.org.uk /earl-of-essex.htm (739 words)

	Peck, Leicester's Commonwealth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		First, vindicating the Earl of specific charges would in most cases have been impossible since the form in which they are often made does not admit of positive evidence to the contrary.
		And yet that this is their plot of late, by name first to publish something against the Earl of Leicester, and after when time served against the Queen's Majesty, by some of their own intercepted discourses is made too manifest.
		Why, then, the Earl of Leicester means and plots to become king himself; but first to rebel from the prince to whom he is most bound and of whom he only dependeth; and then to make the Earl of Huntingdon king; and then to put him down, and then to make himself.
	homepage.iprolink.ch /dpeck/write/leic-comm3c.htm (3912 words)

	Earl of Leicester - Definition, explanation
		The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837.
		Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester of Holkham (1848-1941)
		An Earl of Leicester, date of birth unknown, died at Toulouse, 25 June, 1218.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/e/ea/earl_of_leicester.php (927 words)

	Earl of Leicester
		The Earl of Leicester is an extinct title in the Peerage of England, and is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837.
		After the death of Robert, the fourth Beaumont Earl, the title was inherited by his nephew, Simon de Montfort, but King John confirmed the inheritance only in 1207.
		However, the Earls of Leicester of Holkham are usually counted among the Earls of Leicester, and as the term "of Holkham" is not needed to make differentiatiations, it is not often used when speaking of the title.
	www.fact-index.com /e/ea/earl_of_leicester.html (562 words)

	First Saga: RoK-1
		So, the Earl of Leicester summoned the Barons of Wroxeter and Stoke and in late spring of 816 AD, marched on Buxton to reclaim it.
		Next the Earl of Leicester came across Wicklow's vassal, the Baron of Cheshire.
		When the Earl of Leicester discovered Lord Matteas's disappearance, he flew into a rage and had them all executed.
	members.aol.com /Valkyan/rok/saga17.htm (563 words)

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