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 Baronet, on 22 June 1695. They had eight children together, including William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh and 4th Earl of Desmond (1697–1755),[1] who succeeded him. Another son, Charles Feilding, was the father of a naval officer of the same name who was involved in the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt.[2] The earl's daughters included Frances Finch, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham. He died on 18 March 1717.

References

Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 1087
"Fielding, Charles," in: Charnock, John (1798). Biographia navalis: or, Impartial memoirs of the lives and characters of officers of the navy of Great Britain, from the year 1660 to the present time; drawn from the most authentic sources, and disposed in a chronological arrangement, Volume 6. R. Faulder. pp. 391–393. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

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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[1] Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 1087

[2] "Fielding, Charles," in: Charnock, John (1798). Biographia navalis: or, Impartial memoirs of the lives and characters of officers of the navy of Great Britain, from the year 1660 to the present time; drawn from the most authentic sources, and disposed in a chronological arrangement, Volume 6. R. Faulder. pp. 391–393. Retrieved 29 March 2013.