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  • Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547, http://isni.org/isni/000000...5
  • Ashburnham, Bertram, 4th Earl of Ashburnham, 1797-18783
  • Ashburnham, Bertram, 5th Earl of Ashburnham, 1840-19133
  • Balzac, Honoré, novelist and playwright, 1799-1850, http://isni.org/isni/000000...3
  • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and natural history specimens and patron of arts and sciences, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/23568613
  • Cotton, Robert Bruce, first baronet, antiquary and politician, 22 Jan 1571-6 May 1631, http://isni.org/isni/000000...3
  • Cotton, Thomas, 2nd Baronet, 1594-16623
  • Grenville, Richard Plantagenet, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, politician and bankrupt aristocrat, 1797-18613
  • Grenville, Richard, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, né Temple-Nugent-Grenville; politician, 1776-18393
  • Harley, Edward, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/1605242593
  • Harley, Henrietta Cavendish, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, née Holles, patron of architecture, 4 Feb 1694-9 Dec 1755, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/60455633
  • Harley, Robert, first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724, http://isni.org/isni/000000...3
  • Rolland, Romain, French author3
  • Selden, John, lawyer and historical and linguistic scholar, 1584-1654, http://isni.org/isni/000000...3
  • Astle, Thomas, archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, 1735-18032
  • Christian IV, of Denmark2
  • Cotton, John, 3rd Baronet, 1621-17022
  • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603, http://isni.org/isni/000000...2
  • Foucault, Nicholas Joseph, Marquis de Magny, Councillor of State, 1643-17212
  • Katherine, Princess of Aragon, consort of Henry VIII, 1485-1536, http://isni.org/isni/000000...2
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