Fitzwilliam, William, Earl, 1719-1756.

Catalog probably prepared by William Fitzwilliam, the third Earl (in the Irish Peerage), who became the first Baron in the British Peerage in 1742 and four years later was raised to the Earldom. The family maintained its estate at Milton Hall, Peterborough, in Northamptonshire, from the late 16th century.

From the description of Catalog of the library of William Fitzwilliam, first Earl Fitzwilliam [manuscript], Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, ca. 1754. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 85216174

Catalog probably prepared by William Fitzwilliam, the third Earl (in the Irish Peerage), who became the first Baron in the British Peerage in 1742 and four years later was raised to the Earldom. The family maintained its estate at Milton Hall, Peterborough, in Northamptonshire, from the late 16th century. Additions to the catalog probably made by his son, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, the fourth Earl.

From the description of Catalog of the library of William Fitzwilliam, first Earl Fitzwilliam [manuscript], Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, ca. 1754-1796. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84602011