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Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the 1st Earl of Lytton, was an English statesman and politician. He was also a poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Owen Meredith. He was made Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 until his death in 1891. He was married to British aristocrat Edith Villiers.
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the 1st Earl of Lytton, was an English statesman and politician. He was also a poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Owen Meredith. He was made Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 until his death in 1891. He was married to British aristocrat Edith Villiers.
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| Name: | Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl of Lytton |
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| Title: | His Excellency The Right Honourable |
| Also known as: | Owen Meredith |
| Name suffix: | GCB; GCIE; PC |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1831 |
| Date of death: | 1891 |
| Roles: | Politician; Poet; Statesman |
| Linked correspondent: | Charles Dickens (link opens in new window); John Forster (link opens in new window); Edith Villiers (link opens in new window); Edward Bulwer-Lytton (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP108 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery. London by Walery published by Sampson Low & Co carbon print published November 1889 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
