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| First Name |
Richard
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| Middle Name |
Annesley, 6th Earl Of
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| Last Name |
Anglesey
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| Full Name at Birth |
Richard Annesley
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| Alternative Name |
Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey, Viscount Valentia, The Lord Altham, The Earl of Anglesey
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1692
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| Birthplace |
c. 1693
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| Died |
14th February, 1761
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| Place of Death |
Camolin Park, County Wexford, Ireland
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| Occupation Text |
Irish peer and governor of Wexford.
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| Occupation |
Government
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| Claim to Fame |
The doubts surrounding his claim to the barony of Altham, for the questionable legitimacy of his marriages and therefore of his son's claim to his titles, and for his arranging the kidnapping of his nephew, a rival claimant to his titles and estates.
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Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey (c.– 14 February 1761), known as The Lord Altham between 1727 and 1737, was an Irish peer and governor of Wexford. He is known for the doubts surrounding his claim to the barony of Altham, for the questionable legitimacy of his marriages and therefore of his son's claim to his titles, and for his arranging the kidnapping of his nephew, a rival claimant to his titles and estates. This incident is believed to have influenced part of the novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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