Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin, 6th Earl of Dunraven, (18 May 1887 – 28 August 1965), styled Viscount Adare between 1926 and 1952, was an Irish peer.

Biography

The son of Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven, he succeeded to the Earldom in 1952 on the death of his father. Dunraven fought in

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where he was wounded and

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. He gained the rank of

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in the

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and was awarded the

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(MC). Dunraven was appointed

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(CBE) in 1921 and

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(CB) in 1923.

Marriages and children

Lord Dunraven married firstly Helen Lindsay Swire on 20 October 1915. They had no children and were divorced in 1932. Dunraven married secondly Nancy Yuille (1902–1994), an American socialite, on 7 March 1934. They had three children:The peerage.com, entry for 6th Earl of Dunraven
/ref> * Lady Melissa Eva Caroline Wyndham-Quin (16 February 1935 – 5 January 2021), married Sir George Brooke, 3rd Baronet, on 25 June 1959 and has issue. * Lady Caroline Olein Geraldine Wyndham-Quin (born 14 September 1936), married

John Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford John Hubert de la Poer Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford (14 July 1933 – 11 February 2015) was an Irish peer. He succeeded to the marquessate in 1934. He was educated at Eton, and later served as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards' Supp ...

, on 23 July 1957 and has issue, including

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. * Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 7th (and last) Earl of Dunraven (27 October 1939 – 25 March 2011)

References

1887 births 1965 deaths Earls of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{Ireland-earl-stub