What was the term for the group of 8 Englishmen to whom King Charles granted joint ownership of a tract of land in the New World called "Carolina" (named after himself, of course)?

In case you were wondering, the Lords Proprietors were the Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Clarendon, the Baron Berkeley of Stratton, Earl of Craven, Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, Sir John Colleton, and Earl of Shaftesbury. Because the Lords Proprietors wanted to protect Carolina against Spanish attacks, they worked hard to attract more colonists by offering them religious toleration.

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