Rudolph Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh
The Earl of Denbigh | |
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Portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales | |
| High Sheriff of Flintshire | |
| In office 1850–1851 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Lake Godsal |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1823 |
| Died | 10 March 1892 (aged 68) |
| Spouse | Louisa Pennant
(m. 1846; died 1853)Mary Berkeley
(m. 1857) |
| Parent(s) | Basil Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh Lady Mary Moreton |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Honorary Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers Royal Welch Fusiliers |
Rudolph William Basil Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh, 7th Earl of Desmond (9 April 1823 – 10 March 1892), styled as Viscount Feilding until 1865, was a British peer and noted Roman Catholic convert, who founded the Franciscan friary at Pantasaph, North Wales.