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William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh ( c. 1587 – 8 April 1643) was an English courtier and peer who served as the Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire from 1628 to 1643. As the brother-in-law of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the royal favourite of James VI and I, he became involved in several major events during the Stuart period. [ 2][ 3]
William Feilding, the First Earl of Denbigh. Sir William Feilding was Master of the Great Wardrobe under King James I and also took part in the Expedition to Cádiz of 1625. Feilding had already been created Baron Feilding, of Newnham Paddox in the County of Warwick, and Viscount Feilding in 1620 before being made Earl of Denbigh in 1622.
28 de abr. de 2022 · William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh (c. 1587 – 8 April 1643, Cannock [1]) was an English naval officer and courtier. William Feilding was the son of Basil Fielding of Newnham Paddox in Warwickshire, (High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1612), and of Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Walter Aston (1530–1599) [2] and his wife, Elizabeth ...
15 de ago. de 2020 · Anthony van Dyck, William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh, about 1633-4. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
William Feilding Earl of Denbigh Woodburn's Portraits of 100 Illustrious Characters | Museum number 1902,1011.828 |
When, early in the twen-tieth century, Cecelia countess of Denbigh searched Feilding records at Newnham Paddocks, Warwickshire, for her biography of Denbigh and his son Basil, she found nothing the earl had written about his voyage except a letter to Basil (then Charles I’s ambassador in Venice).
William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh (c.1587 - 1643) Naval officer and courtier. He received royal permission in August 1630 to travel to India and Persia. He left England in January 1631, returning to England in August 1633 laden with jewels.