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Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester
English diplomat and art collector (1573–1632) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Viscount Dorchester" redirects here. Not to be confused with Baron Dorchester, Marquess of Dorchester, Countess of Dorchester, Earl of Dorchester, or The Duke of Dorchester.
Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (10 March 1573 – 15 February 1632) was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State.
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