November 13th Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor (Birth)
     

 

Charles Bodvile Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1660–1723), pictured left, was a member of the House of Commons (1679 – 1681, 1685) for Bossiney and was the grandson of Sir John Roberts (November 12th).

In 1689, he married into huge wealth which brought him the ownership of both Harewood House and Wimpole Hall.
Robartes was appointed to the Privy Council and made Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.  He was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall, a now ceremonial role but one that in his times was the highest civil office in Cornwall, maintaining records of population and taxes etc;

He was succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Radnor, by his nephew Henry Robartes, who died unmarried in Paris (1741) who was succeeded by his nephew, John Robartes (1686–1757).

The death of the 4th Earl led to the extinction of the title as he too was unmarried and childless.

 

 

 


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