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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore

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Cecil Calvert

 

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Cecilius Calvert

 

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Lord Baltimore: And Baltimore's Creation

 

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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, was the first Proprietor of the Province of Maryland, ninth Proprietary Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland and second of the colony of Province of Avalon to its southeast. His title was "Cecil Calvert, Second Baron Baltimore, First Lord Proprietary, Earl Palatine of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon in America". He received the proprietorship after the death of his father, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore,, for whom it had been intended. Cecil Calvert established and managed the Province of Maryland from his home, Kiplin Hall, in North Yorkshire, England. As an English Roman Catholic, he continued the legacy of his father by promoting religious tolerance in the colony.
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  • Maryland Charter 

  • ''Ark'' and ''Dove'' 

  • Crisis before and during the English Civil War 

  • Religious toleration 

  • Baltimore's colony in Newfoundland 

  • Marriage and family 

  • Death and burial 

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  • Newfoundland 

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