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Also Known As Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton, Viscount Knebworth of Knebworth, 3rd Baron Lytton of Knebworth
Born August 9, 1876 • Shimla • India
Died October 26, 1947 (aged 71) • Hertfordshire • England
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