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Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon,6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland,and the second-oldest in the British Isles,only the English marquessate of Winchester being older. The Marquess holds the following subsidiary titles:Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet and Earl of Aboyne,and Baron Meldrum,of Morven in the County of Aberdeen
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Baron Trevethin,of Blaengawney in the County of Monmouth,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1921 for the prominent judge Sir Alfred Lawrence,Lord Chief Justice of England from 1921 to 1922.
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Earl of Cavan is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1647 for Charles Lambart,2nd Baron Lambart. He was made Viscount Kilcoursie,in the King's County,at the same time,also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Cavan was the son of Oliver Lambart,who had been elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Lord Lambart,Baron of Cavan in the County of Cavan,in 1618.
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