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• peerage — n. 1 peers as a class; the nobility. 2 the rank of peer or peeress (was given a life peerage). 3 a book containing a list of peers with their genealogy etc …   Useful english dictionary

• peerage — /ˈpɪərɪdʒ / (say pearrij) noun 1. the rank or dignity of a peer. 2. the body of peers of a country or state. 3. a book giving a list of peers, with their genealogy, etc …  

• Burke's Peerage — Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage Knightage, kurz Burke’s Peerage genannt, ist das maßgebliche Adelslexikon in Bezug auf den britischen und irischen Adel. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Inhalt 3 Erwähnung in der Literatur 4 Weblinks // …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Burke’s Peerage — Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage Knightage, kurz Burke’s Peerage genannt, ist das maßgebliche Adelslexikon in Bezug auf den britischen und irischen Adel. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Inhalt 3 Erwähnung in der Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• CAMPBELL, Sir Thomas Cockburn (1845-1892) — politician second son of Sir Alexander Thomas Cockburn Campbell, second baronet, and his wife, Grace, daughter of Joseph Spence, was born at Exeter, England, in 1845. He was educated at Heidelberg and left England for Australia in 1864. His… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• MacCALLUM, Sir Mungo William (1854-1942) — scholar son of Mungo MacCallum, was born at Glasgow on 26 February 1854. He was educated at Glasgow high school and university (M.A. 1876, Hon. LL.D. 1906), and at Leipzig and Berlin universities. At Glasgow he was awarded the Luke Fellowship for …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• FORREST, Sir John, first Baron Forrest of Bunbury (1847-1918) — explorer and statesman was born at Bunbury, Western Australia, on 22 August 1847. His father, William Forrest, a son of James Forrest, a writer to the signet, came from Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, arrived in Western Australia in 1842,… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• FORSTER, Sir Henry William, Baron Forster (1866-1936) — governor general of Australia son of Major John Forster, was born on 21 January 1866. He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, played cricket for Oxford, Kent and Hampshire, and twice represented the gentlemen against the players. He gave …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• MUNRO-FERGUSON, Sir Ronald Craufurd, Viscount Novar (1860-1934) — governor general of Australia eldest son of Colonel Robert Munro Ferguson, M.P., for Kirkcaldy, Scotland, and his wife, Emma, daughter of J. H. Mandeville, was born on 6 March 1860. He was educated principally at home, and at the age of 15 joined …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• NORTHCOTE, Henry Stafford, 1st baron (1846-1911) — third governor general of Australia was born on 18 November 1846, the second son of Sir Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh. He was educated at Eton, and Merton College, Oxford, and in 1868 entered the foreign office as a clerk. In… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• MANNING, Sir William Montagu (1811-1895) — politician and judge second son of John Edye Manning, of Clifton, England, was born at Alphington, near Exeter, in June 1811. He was educated at private schools and University College, London, and was entered at Lincoln s Inn in November 1827. He …   Dictionary of Australian Biography