William Rudolph Stephen Feilding, 10th

Earl of Denbigh Earl of Denbigh (pronounced 'Denby') is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1622 for William Feilding, 1st Viscount Feilding, a courtier, admiral, adventurer, and brother-in-law of the powerful Duke of Buckingham. The title is ...

, 9th

Earl of Desmond Earl of Desmond is a title in the peerage of Ireland () created four times. When the powerful Earl of Desmond took arms against Queen Elizabeth Tudor, around 1578, along with the King of Spain and the Pope, he was confiscated from his estates ...

(17 April 1912 – 31 December 1966), was the son of

Rudolph Feilding, Viscount Feilding Rudolph Edmund Aloysius Feilding, Viscount Feilding (12 October 1885 – 9 January 1937) was a British soldier and businessman. Early life Rudolpg Feilding was the son of Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbig ...

, and Agnes Imelda Mary Harding. He was educated at

The Oratory School The Oratory School () is an HMC Co-educational Independent school (United Kingdom), independent Roman Catholic day and boarding school for pupils aged 11–18 located in Woodcote, north-west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. Founded in 1859 by S ...

when still based in

Edgbaston Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre. In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family a ...

. He fought in the

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where he gained the rank of captain in the service of the

Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonia ...

. He held the office of J.P. for

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Av ...

. He died in 1966 at the age of 54. He was the father of Rollo Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh and erotic artist Willy Feilding.

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