William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, 2nd Earl of Desmond (29 December 1640 – 23 August 1685)

Son of George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond

George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond

George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond was an Irish peer and the second son of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh.Lord Desmond married Bridget Stanhope, daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope, with whom he had one child:...

 and Bridget Stanhope, daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope. He inherited the title of Earl of Denbigh

Earl of Denbigh

Earl of Denbigh is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1622 for the courtier and soldier William Feilding, 1st Viscount Feilding. He was Master of the Great Wardrobe under King James I and also took part in the Expedition to Cádiz of 1625...

 from his paternal uncle Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh

Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh

Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh was the eldest son of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh.Like his father, the son was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Feilding in March 1629...

in 1675.

He married, firstly, Mary King, daughter of Sir Robert King and Frances Folliott. Secondly, he married Lady Mary Carey, daughter of Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth. He died on 23 August 1685 at age 44.

Children with Mary King:

Lady Mary Feilding (b. c 1668, d. c Dec 1697)

Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh (b. 1668, d. 18 Mar 1716/17)

In the "Dictionary of National Biography", he has an extensive biographical entry.