George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond

See also: Earl of Desmond and Earl of Denbigh

George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond (c. 1614 – 31 January 1665) was an English nobleman, awarded the title of Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland by Charles I under the terms of a letter patent issued by James I. He was created Registrar of the Court of Admiralty, for life, in 1625.[1]

George Feilding was the second son of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh, and his wife, Susan Villiers. His mother was the sister of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, confidant and lover of King James, and her family were showered with titles and preferment as a result of Villiers' immense influence.[2]

  1. ^ Cecilia, Countess of Denbigh (1915). Royalist Father and Roundhead Son. p. 78.
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