Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh

Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh, 3rd Earl of Desmond (1668 – 18 March 1717) was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Viscount Feilding from 1675 to 1685.

Peerage

Fielding inherited the English earldom of Denbigh and the Irish earldom of Desmond in 1685, from William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and 2nd Earl of Desmond.

Family

Basil Feilding was born in 1668. He was the son of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and Mary King. He married Hester Firebrace, daughter of Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Bt., on 22 June 1695. They had eight children together. His son William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh and 4th Earl of Desmond (1697–1755) succeeded him. He died on 18 March 1717.

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    Political offices
    Preceded by
    The Viscount Fitzhardinge
    Teller of the Exchequer
    1712–1715
    Succeeded by
    Lord William Powlett
    Court offices
    Preceded by
    The 3rd Earl of Sandwich
    Master of the Horse to
    Prince George of Denmark

    1694–1697
    Succeeded by
    The 3rd Earl of Sandwich
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Rutland
    Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
    1703–1706
    Succeeded by
    The 1st Duke of Rutland
    Preceded by
    The 1st Duke of Rutland
    Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
    1711–17
    Succeeded by
    The 2nd Duke of Rutland
    Peerage of England
    Preceded by
    William Feilding
    Earl of Denbigh
    1685–1717
    Succeeded by
    William Feilding
    Peerage of Ireland
    Preceded by
    William Feilding
    Earl of Desmond
    1685–1717
    Succeeded by
    William Feilding


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