Basil Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh

British peer and courtier

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

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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

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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

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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:

Viscount Rudolf Feilding, Lady Mary, Lady Augusta and Hon Percy Feilding in 1830s[3]

* 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

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1. ^ a b "Feilding, William Basil Percy, Earl of Denbigh (FLDN814WB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. ^ 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
3. ^ "Viscount Rudolf Feilding, Lady Mary et al print, British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

## External links

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* 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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

People|

* Deutsche Biographie

*[m.]: married