Petty-Fitzmaurice

[ pet-ee-fits-mawr-is, -mor- ]

/ ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs, -ˈmɒr- /

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Henry Charles Keith, 5th Marquis of Lansdowne. Lansdowne, 5th Marquis of.

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