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Earl of Radnor

Earl of Radnor, of the County 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. The earldom was created for a second time in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1765 for William Bouverie, 2nd Viscount Folkestone.

Barons Robartes, first creation (1625)
Richard Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes (d. 1634) • John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes (1606–1685) (created Earl of Radnor in 1679) ==Earls of Radnor, first creation (1679)==
Earls of Radnor, first creation (1679)
John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606–1685) • Robert Robartes, Viscount Bodmin (1634–1682) • Charles Bodvile Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1660–1723) • Henry Robartes, 3rd Earl of Radnor (1695–1741) • John Robartes, 4th Earl of Radnor (1686–1757) ==Des Bouverie baronets, of St Catherine Cree Church (1714)==
Des Bouverie baronets, of St Catherine Cree Church (1714)
Sir William des Bouverie, 1st Baronet (1656–1717) • Sir Edward des Bouverie, 2nd Baronet (c. 1690–1736) • Sir Jacob des Bouverie, 3rd Baronet (1694–1761) (created Viscount Folkestone in 1747) ==Viscounts Folkestone (1747)==
Viscounts Folkestone (1747)
Jacob des Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone (1694–1761) • William Bouverie, 2nd Viscount Folkestone (1725–1776) (created Earl of Radnor in 1765) ==Earls of Radnor, second creation (1765)==
Earls of Radnor, second creation (1765)
, dated 1793, in the east window of the chancel of St. Andrew's parish church, ShrivenhamWilliam 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 (1927–2008) • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor (born 1955) ==Present peer==
Present peer
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor (born 5 January 1955) is the eldest son of the 8th Earl and his wife Anne Garden Farquharson Seth-Smith. Styled as Viscount Folkestone from 1968, he was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. In 2003, he was living at Alward House, Alderbury, Wiltshire. In 2008 Folkestone succeeded his father as Earl of Radnor (G.B., 1765), Viscount Folkestone (G.B., 1747), and Baron Longford (G.B., 1747), and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie (G.B., 1765). He also inherited a baronetcy, Bouverie of St. Catherine Cree Church, London (G.B., 1714). In 1996 he married Melissa Stanford, only daughter of James Keith Edward Stanford. They have five children. ==See also==
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