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