Earl of Radnor is a title which has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1679 for John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes, a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II. He was made Viscount Bodmin at the same time. Robartes was the son of Richard Robartes, who had been created Baronet in July 1621 and Baron Robartes, of Truro, in the Peerage of England in 1626. All three titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1757. Anna Maria Hunt, great-niece of the fourth Earl, married the Hon. Charles Bagenal-Agar, youngest son of James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden of Gowran. Their son Thomas James Agar-Robartes was created Baron Robartes in 1869. For more information on this title, see the Viscount Clifden.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. From 1750, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire.
Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom, known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of every Conservative administration between 1866 and 1898, and notably served three times as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Salisbury. Having succeeded his grandfather as Baron Skelmersdale in 1853, he was created Earl of Lathom in 1880.
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie PC, FRS, styled The Honourable from 1828, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of Lord Palmerston's first administration as Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1855 and as President of the Poor Law Board between 1855 and 1858.
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor, was a British peer.
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor was a British nobleman. He was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor and Helena Olivia Adeane.
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor,, styled Viscount Folkestone from 1889 to 1900, was a British Conservative Party politician and a British Army officer.
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor PC, styled Viscount Folkestone from 1869 to 1889, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household under Lord Salisbury between 1885 and 1886 and again between 1886 and 1891.
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of Radnor, was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor and Judith Anne St John-Mildmay. He was styled Viscount Folkestone from 1828 until 1869.
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor, styled Viscount Folkestone until 1828, was the son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor and Hon. Anne Duncombe.
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor FRS FSA, styled Hon. Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie from 1761 to 1765 and Viscount Folkestone from 1765 to 1776, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1771 to 1776 when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Radnor.
William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor FRS was a British peer, styled Hon. William Bouverie from 1747 until 1761.
Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone was an English politician of huguenot descent, known as Sir Jacob Bouverie, 3rd Baronet from 1737 to 1747.
KatherineHarriot Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie was a pioneer in modern English Studio pottery.
Longford Castle stands on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is the seat of the Earl of Radnor, and an example of the Elizabethan prodigy house.
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor, of Longford Castle, Wiltshire, is an English peer and landowner.
The Hon. Philip Pleydell-Bouverie, was a British Whig politician.
The Pleydell Baronetcy, of Coleshill in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 15 June 1732 for Mark Stuart Pleydell. The title became extinct on his death in 1768. His daughter and only child, Harriet Pleydell, married William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor. Their son Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, succeeded to the Pleydell estates and assumed the additional surname of Pleydell.
Admiral The Honourable Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie, was a British naval commander and Whig politician.
Archibald Alexander Speirs was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1868.
