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     Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount of Powerscourt was born on 16 July 1880. He was the son of Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt and Lady Julia Coke. He married Sybil Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of Major Walter Pleydell-Bouverie and Mary Bridgeman Bridgeman-Simpson, on 9 June 1903. He died on 21 March 1947 at age 66.
     Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount of Powerscourt gained the title of 8th Viscount of Powerscourt.

     Kraft von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim was the son of Kraft IV von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and Elisabeth von Sponheim.¹ He died on 25 May 1405.¹
     Kraft von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim was a member of the House of Hohenlohe.¹ He held the office of Canon of Würzburg between 1389 and 1397.¹

     Lady Julia Coke was born in 1844. She was the daughter of Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester of Holkham and Juliana Whitbread.¹ She married Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, son of Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt and Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte Jocelyn, on 26 April 1864.¹ She died on 7 August 1931.¹
     Her married name became Wingfield.

     Captain Henry Fitzherbert Wright was born in 1870. He was the son of FitzHerbert Wright and Charlotte Rudolphine Louise von Beckman.² He died in 1947.
     Captain Henry Fitzherbert Wright was admitted to Inner Temple in 1895 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Herefordshire, Leominster Division between 1912 and 1918.² He lived at Yeldersley Hall, Derbyshire, England.¹

     Muriel Harriet Fletcher was born in 1873. She was the daughter of Colonel Henry Charles Fletcher and Lady Harriet Marsham. She died in 1955.

     Colonel Henry Charles Fletcher was born in 1833. He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Edward Charles Fletcher and Hon. Ellen Mary Shore.^1,2 He married Lady Harriet Marsham, daughter of Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney and Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu-Scott, on 24 September 1863. He died on 31 August 1879.

     Lady Harriet Marsham was born on 17 July 1838. She was the daughter of Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney and Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu-Scott. She married Colonel Henry Charles Fletcher, son of Maj.-Gen. Edward Charles Fletcher and Hon. Ellen Mary Shore, on 24 September 1863. She died on 14 November 1886 at age 48.
     Her married name became Fletcher.

     Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney was born on 30 July 1808. He was the son of Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney and Sophia Pitt. He married Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu-Scott, daughter of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, on 7 February 1832 at London, England.¹ He died on 3 September 1874 at age 66.
     Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney gained the title of 3rd Earl of Romney.

     Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu-Scott was born on 12 June 1811. She was the daughter of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend.¹ She married Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney, son of Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney and Sophia Pitt, on 7 February 1832 at London, England.¹ She died on 5 June 1846 at age 34 at London, England.¹
     Her married name became Marsham.

     Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch was born on 24 May 1772 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu.¹ He married Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards and Elizabeth Powys, on 24 March 1795 at Lord Sydney's house, Grosvenor Square, London, England.¹ He died on 20 April 1819 at age 46 at Lisbon, Portugal, from consumption.¹ His will was probated on 18 June 1819.¹ He was buried on 27 May 1819 at Warkton, Northamptonshire, England.^1,2
     Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch was baptised with the name of Charles William Scott.³ He was styled as Earl of Dalkeith between 1772 and 1812.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Marlborough between 1793 and 1796.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 23 June 1793.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Selkirkshire between 1794 and 1798.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Ludgershall between 1796 and 1804.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfries-shire between 1798 and 1819.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for St. Michael's between 1805 and 1806.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Marlborough between 1806 and 1807.¹ He held the office of Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers between 1812 and 1819.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian between 1812 and 1819.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Doncaster, co. York [E., 1663] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Buccleuch [S., 1619] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Dalkeith [S., 1663] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Scott of Buccleuch [S., 1606] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Scott of Quhitchester and Eskdaill [S., 1619] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of Buccleuch [S., 1663] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Scott of Tindall, Northumberland [E., 1663] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale [S., 1663] on 11 January 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Duke of Queensberry on 11 January 1812. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 22 May 1812.¹