William Basil Percy Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh, 6th Earl of Desmond,
GCH,
PC (25 March 1796 – 25 June 1865), styled Viscount Feilding between 1799 and 1800, was a British peer and courtier.
Background and education
Feilding was the eldest son of
William Feilding, Viscount Feilding and his wife, Anne Catherine Powys. He was born at
Berwick House (the seat of his maternal grandparents), near
Shrewsbury
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, and educated at
Eton
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and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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, where he graduated
MA in 1816.
In 1799, Feilding's father died and his grandfather also a year later, whereupon Feilding inherited the latter's title.
Career
From 1830, Lord Denbigh was a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
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to
William IV
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. In 1833, he was made a
GCH, admitted to the
Privy Council and transferred to
Queen Adelaide's Household, first as her Lord Chamberlain, then as Master of the Horse. He was made a
Deputy Lieutenant for
Warwickshire
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in 1825 and received an honorary degree from
Oxford University
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as
DCL in 1835.
Family
Lord Denbigh married Lady Mary Elizabeth Moreton,
[ eldest daughter of ]Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie
Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie (31 August 1776 – 22 June 1840) was the first Earl of Ducie.
He was the son of Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie, and his wife, the former Mary Provis. and was educated at Eton College and Ex ...
and Lady Frances Herbert, on 8 May 1822. They had the following issue:
Viscount Rudolf Feilding, Lady Mary, Lady Augusta and Hon Percy Feilding in 1830sTheophilus John Levett
Colonel Theophilus John Levett (11 December 1829 – 27 February 1899) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield from 1880 to 1885.
Life
Levett was the son of John Levett o ...
of Wychnor Hall
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History
Wychnor takes its name fr ...
*Rev. Hon. Charles William Alexander Feilding (1833–1893)
*Gen. Hon. William Henry Adelbert Feilding
General William Henry Adelbert Feilding (6 January 1836 – 25 March 1895) was a British soldier of the Coldstream Guards.
Feilding was a son of William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh and his wife Lady Mary Elizabeth Kitty Moreton. He served ...
(1836–1895)
*Lady Adelaide Emily Feilding (1836–1870), married Charles Archibald Murray. They had two sons and two daughters.
*Lady Ida Matilda Alice Feilding (1840–1915), married William Malcolm Low.
*Lady Kathleen Elizabeth Mary Julia (1842–1882), married Charles Meysey Bolton Clive. They had three sons and three daughters, including the diplomat, Sir Robert Clive.
His wife died in 1842 and his eldest daughter Mary became the de facto parent to her siblings. Mary would go on to found the Working Ladies' Guild.[ Lord Denbigh died in 1865 in London, and his titles passed to his eldest son, Rudolph.
]
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1796 births
1865 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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Earls of Denbigh
Desmond, William Feilding, 6th Earl of
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen