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3 unusual facts about Earl of Radnor


J. K. Stanford

His granddaughter Melissa Stanford is the wife of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor.

Sweet pea

His initial success and recognition came while serving as head gardener for the Earl of Radnor, raising new cultivars of pelargoniums and dahlias.

William Backhouse Astor, Jr.

4th 1946 (divorced 1952) David Pleydell-Bouverie, of the Earls of Radnor (born 1911)


Bouverie Street

The street's name comes from the landlords of the area, the Pleydell-Bouveries, Earls of Radnor.

Margaret Sarah Carpenter

Her first art studies were made from the pictures at Longford Castle, belonging to Lord Radnor.

Pleydell Street

Its name comes from the landlords of this area, the Pleydell-Bouveries, Earls of Radnor.


see also

John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor

John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor and Viscount Bodmin PC (1606 – 17 July 1685), known as The Lord Robartes (or John, Lord Roberts) between 1634 and 1679, was an English politician, who fought for the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.