william petty fitzmaurice, 2nd earl shelburne, first marquis of

noun

Henry Charles Keith Pet·ty-Fitz·mau·rice

[pet-ee-fits-mawr-is, -mor-] , 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.

William Petty Fitz·mau·rice

[fits-mawr-is, -mor-] , 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquis of, 1737–1805, British statesman: prime minister 1782–83.

a city in SE Pennsylvania.

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Lansdowne (ˈlænzdaʊn)

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	1st Marquess of. See (William Petty Fitzmaurice) Shelburne

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