Basil Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh

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The Right Honourable The Earl of Denbigh GCH PC
Lord Denbigh in the 1860s

Master of the Horse to Queen Adelaide
In office 1834–1837
Monarch	William IV
Preceded by	The Earl of Eroll
Succeeded by	Vacant
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide
In office 1833–1834
Monarch	William IV
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	The Earl Howe

Personal details
Born	William Basil Percy Feilding (1796-03-25)25 March 1796
Died	25 June 1865(1865-06-25) (aged 69)
Spouse	Lady Mary Moreton (m. 1822; died 1842)
Children	11; including Rudolph and William
Parent(s)	William Feilding, Viscount Feilding Anne Catherine Powys
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge Eton College

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, and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated MA in 1816.^[1]

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 to William IV. 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 in 1825 and received an honorary degree from Oxford University as DCL in 1835.^[1]

Family

Lord Denbigh married Lady Mary Elizabeth Moreton,^[2] eldest daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie and Lady Frances Herbert, on 8 May 1822. They had the following issue:

Rudolph William Basil, Viscount Feilding, later 8th Earl of Denbigh (twin, 1823–1892).
Lady Mary Frances Catherine Feilding (twin, 1823–1896)^[2]
Hon. Percy Robert Basil Feilding (1827–1904), soldier
Lady Jane Lissey Harriet Feilding (1829–1912), married Capt. Theophilus John Levett of Wychnor Hall
Rev. Hon. Charles William Alexander Feilding (1833–1893)
Gen. Hon. William Henry Adelbert Feilding (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 Katherine Elizabeth Mary Julia (1842–1882), married Charles Meysey Bolton Clive. They had three sons and three daughters.

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.^[2] Lord Denbigh died in 1865 in London, and his titles passed to his eldest son, Rudolph.

References

^ ^a ^b "Feilding, William Basil Percy, Earl of Denbigh (FLDN814WB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b ^c Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "Lady Mary Feilding", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59482, retrieved 27 June 2023
^ "Viscount Rudolf Feilding, Lady Mary et al print, British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Denbigh

Court offices
Preceded by Vacant (The Earl Howe)	Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide 1833–1834	Succeeded by The Earl Howe
Preceded by The Earl of Eroll	Master of the Horse to Queen Adelaide 1834–1837	Succeeded by None
Peerage of England
Preceded by Basil Feilding	Earl of Denbigh 1800–1865	Succeeded by Rudolph Feilding
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Basil Feilding	Earl of Desmond 1800–1865	Succeeded by Rudolph Feilding

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