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Edward Ligonier, earl Ligonier of Clonmell
(1740 c.-1782)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
DNB:    Ligonier, Edward [Francis Edward], Earl Ligonier of Clonmell (1740?–1782), army officer
LBT ID: LdLigon1782		B/BAP:   1740
DIED:   1782-06-14
SOURCES: DNB; thepeerage.com
English military officer; after his wife Penelope became the mistress of Alfieri he challenged him to a duel and subsequently spared the Italian poet's life.
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