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Encyclopedia > Earl of Radnor

Earl of Radnor is a title which has been created several times, first in the Peerage of England in 1679 for Lord Robartes, a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1765. The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606-1685) succeeded his father, Richard Robartes, as Baron Robartes of Truro in May 1634. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


The current Earl of Radnor holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Folkestone (1747), Baron Longford (1747), and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie (1765), all in the Peerage of Great Britain, and is a baronet of Great Britain (1714). // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt), is the holder of an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown, known as a baronetcy. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ...


The family seat is Longford Castle in Wiltshire. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...


Earls of Radnor, First Creation (1679)

Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606-1685) succeeded his father, Richard Robartes, as Baron Robartes of Truro in May 1634. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Viscounts Folkestone (1747)

  • Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone (1694-1761)
  • William Bouverie, 2nd Viscount Folkestone (1725-1776) (became Earl of Radnor in 1765)

// Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... This article is about the year 1776. ...

Earls of Radnor, Second Creation (1765)

  • William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor (1725-1776)
  • Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1750-1828)
  • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor (1779-1869)
  • Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of Radnor (1815-1889)
  • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor (1841-1900)
  • Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor (1868-1930)
  • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor (1895-1968)
  • Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor (b. 1927)


 
 

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