Rudolph Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh

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Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh, 8th Earl of Desmond GCVO TD DL JP (26 May 185925 November 1939), was the eldest son of the 8th Earl of Denbigh and Mary Berkeley, the daughter of Robert Berkeley and Henrietta Benfield.

[edit] Personal life

On 24 September 1884, the then Viscount Fielding married Cecilia Mary Clifford (18601919), daughter of the 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and The Hon. Agnes Louisa Catherine Petre. They had 3 sons and 7 daughters:

  • Rudolph Edmund Aloysius Feilding, Viscount Feilding (12 Oct 1885–10 Jan 1937)
  • Hon. Hugh Cecil Robert Feilding (30 Dec 1886–31 May 1916)
  • Lady Mary Alice Clara Feilding (31 Mar 1888–1973)
  • Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding (6 Oct 1889–24 Oct 1935)
  • Lady Agnes Mary Mabel Feilding (13 Sep 1891–31 Aug 1938)
  • Lady Marjorie Mary Winifrede Feilding (4 Sep 1892 - )
  • Hon. Henry Simon Feilding (29 Jun 1894–9 Oct 1917)
  • Lady Clare Mary Cecilia Feilding (23 Nov 1896 - )
  • Elizabeth Mary Feilding (22 Aug 1899 - ) (Lady Bettie, wife of Eric Sherbrooke Walker)
  • Lady Victoria Mary Dolores Feilding (29 Mar 1901 - )


The Earl was married for a second time on 12 February 1928 to Kathleen Emmet.

Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Ranfurly
Lord-in-Waiting
1895–1905
Succeeded by
The Earl Granville
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Rudolph Feilding
Earl of Denbigh
1892–1939
Succeeded by
William Feilding
Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Rudolph Feilding
Earl of Desmond
1892–1939
Succeeded by
William Feilding