Earl of Bridgewater is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The holders of the second creation also held the title of Duke of Bridgewater from 1720 to 1803. Francis Egerton, 3rd and last Duke of Bridgewater, is famously known as the Canal Duke, for his creation of a series of canals in North West England.
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