Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor
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Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor (4 March 1750 – 27 January 1828) was a British nobleman.
Born at Westminster, he was the son of William de Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor and Harriet Pleydell, the daughter of Sir Mark Stuart Pleydell of Coleshill House in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He resided at Longford Castle in Wiltshire and his mother's property, Coleshill House, and married Hon. Anne Duncombe, daughter of Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham and Anne Hales, on 24 January 1777 and had 5 children:
- William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor (1 May 1779 – 9 April 1869)
- Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Pleydell-Bouverie]] (28 June 1780 – 5 November 1850)
- Hon. Lawrence Pleydell-Bouverie (6 August 1781 – 23 November 1811)
- Reverend Hon. Frederick Pleydell-Bouverie (16 November 1785 – 6 June 1857)
- Hon. Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (21 October 1788 – 27 May 1872)
He died at Longford Castle in 1828 and was succeeded by his eldest son.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Craven |
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire 1791–1819 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Craven |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by William de Bouverie |
Earl of Radnor 1776–1828 |
Succeeded by William Pleydell-Bouverie |
