William
Feilding was born in Wales in 1582. He joined
the royal court and in 1622 became Master of the Great Wardrobe. A
member of the Council of Wales, Feilding was later created the Earl
of Denbigh.
On
the outbreak of the Civil
War Denbeigh
joined the Cavaliers.
However, his son,
Basil Feilding, refused to follow his example and eventually decided
to fight for Parliament.
William Feilding, Ist Earl
of Denbeigh, was killed on 8th April 1643 during an attack on Birmingham.
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In June 1642 the Countess of Denbigh wrote to her son Basil Feilding.
I do suffer
more pain for the ways you take... than ever I did to bring you into
the world... I hope you will never take up arms against the king for
that would be too heavy a burden for me to bear.
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