Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh, 8th Earl of Desmond GCVO TD DL JP (26 May 1859 – 25 November 1939), styled Viscount Feilding from 1865 to 1892, was the eldest son of the 8th Earl of Denbigh and Mary Berkeley, the daughter of Robert Berkeley and Henrietta Benfield.
Feilding was an artillery lieutenant at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir, where he laid the horse artillery gun that hit the third railway train on the line there and prevented the further retreat of the Egyptians.[1]
On 24 September 1884, the then Viscount Fielding married Cecilia Mary Clifford (1860–1919), daughter of the 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and The Hon. Agnes Louisa Catherine Petre. They had 3 sons and 7 daughters:
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 William Basil Feilding |
Earl of Denbigh 1892–1939 |
Succeeded by William Rudolph Stephen Feilding |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Rudolph William Basil Feilding |
Earl of Desmond 1892–1939 |
Succeeded by William Rudolph Stephen Feilding |