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It was on her return to London that the Earl of Coventry met, fell in love with, and married Maria.
Tart of the Week: Maria Lady Coventry Heather Carroll 2008
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At the conclusion of this repast, the Right Honourable the Earl of Coventry, as Recorder of
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 James Harrison
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But this, unlike the Earl of Coventry who had preceded him, he utterly repudiated; avowing, as he had ever done, that our supremacy must be maintained, in order to avert our ruin.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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The motion was seconded by the Earl of Coventry, who described the country as being in very reduced circumstances: rents were fallen, he said, the value of land was sinking, and farmers were on the high road to ruin.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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The Earl of Coventry carries a vast deal of sense under his hat; or that --
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841 Various
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It was opposed by the Earl of Coventry, who, in the outset, gravely recommended that our armies and fleets should be recalled, and that the independence of America should be forthwith acknowledged.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Not less, in England, in the last century, was the fame of the Gunnings, of whom, Elizabeth married the Duke of Hamilton; and Maria, the Earl of Coventry.
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Keeper Coventry's papers had not been investigated, the Editor addressed a letter to the Earl of Coventry, Croome Court.
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Buckingham runs out of all with the Lady Shrewsbury, by whom he believes he had a son, to whom the King stood godfather; it dyed, young Earl of Coventry, and was buryed in the sepulchre of his fathers.
Andrew Marvell Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933 1905
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He married Ermenhild, the sister of the famous Leofric, Earl of Coventry and Leicester in the time of Edward the Confessor.
Shakespeare's Family 1885
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