Earl of Denbigh
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The title Earl of Denbigh (pronounced "Denby") was created in the Peerage of England in 1622 for William Feilding, 1st Viscount Feilding. A younger son of the 1st Earl was created Earl of Desmond (fourth creation) in 1628, and since 1675 the two Earldoms have been held jointly.
The subsidiary titles of the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond are: Viscount Feilding (1620), Viscount Callan, of Callan in the County of Kilkenny (1622), Baron Feilding, of Newnham Paddocks in the County of Warwick (1620), Baron Feilding, of Lecagh in the County of Tipperary (1622), and Baron St Liz (1664). The Viscountcy of Callan and the 1622 Barony of Feilding, which were attached to the Earldom of Desmond, are in the Peerage of Ireland; the rest of the titles are in the Peerage of England. The Earl of Denbigh is also Grand Carver of England.
The family seat is at Newnham Paddox in Warwickshire.
[edit] Earls of Denbigh (1622)
- William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh (1582-1643)
- Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh (1608-1675)
- William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and 2nd Earl of Desmond (1640-1685)
- Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh and 3rd Earl of Desmond (1668-1717)
- William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh and 4th Earl of Desmond (1697-1755)
- Basil Feilding, 6th Earl of Denbigh and 5th Earl of Desmond (1719-1800)
- William Basil Percy Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh and 6th Earl of Desmond (1796-1865)
- Rudolph William Basil Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh and 7th Earl of Desmond (1823-1892) Catholic Encyclopedia article
- Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh and 8th Earl of Desmond (1859-1939)
- William Rudolph Stephen Feilding, 10th Earl of Denbigh and 9th Earl of Desmond (1912-1966)
- William Rudolph Michael Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh and 10th Earl of Desmond (1943-1995)
- Alexander Stephen Rudolph Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh and 11th Earl of Desmond (b. 1970)
Heir Apparent: Peregrine Rudolph Henry Feilding, Viscount Feilding (b. 2005)
