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Earl of Cardigan — is a title in the Peerage of England, currently held by the Marquesses of Ailesbury.On 29 June 1611, Sir Thomas Brudenell was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of England, styled of Deene in the County of Northampton . On 26 February 1628, he… … Wikipedia
Cardigan Castle — (ca. 1100) is a castle located in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales.The first motte and bailey castle (ca.1093) was built a mile away from the present site, probably about the time of the founding of the town by Roger de Montgomery, a Norman baron.The… … Wikipedia
Cardigan — , CARDIGAN SWEATER James Thomas Brudenell (1797 1863), who became the seventh Earl of Cardigan upon his father s death, and for whom the cardigan sweater was named because he was frequently seen wearing that collarless sweater with buttons… … Dictionary of eponyms
Cardigan — could refer to any of the following:Places* Cardigan, Ceredigion, a town in Wales * Cardiganshire, a historic Welsh county * Cardigan (electoral district), an electoral district in Canada * Mount Cardigan, a mountain in western New Hampshire,… … Wikipedia
Earl Cawdor — Earl Cawdor, of Castlemartin in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for John Campbell, 2nd Baron Cawdor. This branch of Clan Campbell descends from Sir John Campbell (died 1546), third… … Wikipedia
Earl of Lisburne — is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Ur was created in 1776 for Wilmot Vaughan, 4th Viscount Lisburne. He notably represented Cardiganshire and Berwick upon Tweed in the House of Commons and held minor governmental office. His younger son, the… … Wikipedia
Cardigan — Car di*gan, Cardigan jacket Car di*gan jack et [From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854 55.] 1. A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves, especially a knitted jacket with sleeves that is fastened up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cardigan jacket — Cardigan Car di*gan, Cardigan jacket Car di*gan jack et [From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854 55.] 1. A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves, especially a knitted jacket with sleeves that is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cardigan — [kär′di gən] n. [after 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797 1868), Eng general] a sweater or jacket, usually knitted, that opens down the front and is usually collarless and long sleeved: also cardigan sweater (or jacket) … English World dictionary
cardigan — 1868, from James Thomas Brudenell (1797 1868), 7th Earl of Cardigan, English general distinguished in the Crimean War, who set the style, in one account supposedly wearing such a jacket while leading the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava… … Etymology dictionary
