Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh

Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh, 3rd Earl of Desmond (1668 – 18 March 1717) was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Viscount Feilding from 1675 to 1685.

Peerage

Fielding inherited the English Earldom of Denbigh and the Irish Earldom of Desmond in 1685, from William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and 2nd Earl of Desmond.

Family

Basil Feilding was born in 1668. He was the son of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and Mary King. He married Hester Firebrace, daughter of Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Bt., on 22 June 1695. They had eight children together. His son William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh and 4th Earl of Desmond (1697–1755) succeeded him. He died on 18 March 1717.

References

http://thepeerage.com/p2286.htm#i22855

Political offices
Preceded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge	Teller of the Exchequer 1712–1715	Succeeded by Lord William Powlett
Court offices
Preceded by The 3rd Earl of Sandwich	Master of the Horse to Prince George of Denmark 1694–1697	Succeeded by The 3rd Earl of Sandwich
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Rutland	Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire 1703–1706	Succeeded by The 1st Duke of Rutland
Preceded by The 1st Duke of Rutland	Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire 1711–17	Succeeded by The 2nd Duke of Rutland
Peerage of England
Preceded by William Feilding	Earl of Denbigh 1685–1717	Succeeded by William Feilding
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by William Feilding	Earl of Desmond 1685–1717	Succeeded by William Feilding

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