Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford — Robert de Vere (d. 1221) was the second surviving son of Aubrey de Vere III, first earl of Oxford, and Agnes of Essex. Almost nothing of his life is known until he married in 1207 the widow Isabel de Bolebec, the aunt and co heiress of his… … Wikipedia
Dower — • A provision for support during life accorded by law to a wife surviving her hustand Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dower Dower … Catholic encyclopedia
Robert Stayner Holford — (1808 1892), of Westonbirt, in the village of Weston Birt, [The house is one word only, the village is two words. However, [ http://www.british history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=19152 Westonbirt with Lasborough: Introduction , A History of the… … Wikipedia
Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury — and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS (c. March 1626 ndash; 20 October 1685) was the son of the Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin.During his father s lifetime, Lord Kinloss, as he was styled, was Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in the Parliament of… … Wikipedia
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Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby — Infobox Person name = image size = 200px caption = birth date = 1239 birth place = Tutbury Castle, Derbyshire death date = 1279 death place = education = occupation = English nobleman spouse = Mary (at age 10) and Eleanor parents = William de… … Wikipedia
Robert Lauder of The Bass — Sir Robert Lauder of The Bass, (born before 1440 died just before February 1508) was a Scottish knight, armiger, and Governor of the Castle at Berwick upon Tweed. He was also a member of the old Scottish Parliament. [Young, James, editor,… … Wikipedia
Robert Lauder of Quarrelwood — Sir Robert de Lawedre (Lauder), Knt., of Quarrelwood (died about 1370) was Justiciar of Scotia, a Scottish soldier of great prominence and Captain of Urquhart Castle. He is recorded by Fordun, in his Scotichronicon , and in Extracta ex variis… … Wikipedia
Religious Dower — Religious Dower † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Dower (Lat. dos religiosa). Because of its analogy with the dower that a woman brings to her husband when she marries, the name religious dower has been given to the sum of money … Catholic encyclopedia
Religious Dower — A Religious Dower was the sum of money or property that a nun brought for her maintenance into the convent where she was to make her profession.[1] References ^ Religious Dowe … Wikipedia
