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345:Family tree
121:of the body
52:8 July 1815
1415:Categories
1322:References
586:(UK), 1812
576:(UK), 1809
379:Wellington
118:heirs male
57:Created by
1063:1915–2014
1048:1912–1943
1035:1910–1998
1032:Anne Rhys
958:1885–1972
943:1876–1941
861:1849–1934
846:1846–1900
833:1813–1863
762:1808–1858
747:1807–1884
734:1788–1857
662:1769–1852
649:1763–1845
636:1760–1842
609:(UK) and
472:1735–1781
417:1690–1758
217:Jonkvrouw
208:honorific
1395:See also
1349:Archived
383:Victoria
338:Jonkheer
212:Jonkheer
187:Napoleon
257:Britain
248:Belgium
244:Belgian
189:at the
67:Peerage
389:, and
385:, and
152:French
200:Dutch
181:as a
160:Dutch
144:Dutch
128:Motto
71:Dutch
613:and
598:and
456:and
174:for
162:and
73:and
215:or
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381:,
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