Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

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Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is the quadruple-barrelled surname of the descendants of Admiral The Honourable Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (1880–1967),[1] who was the younger son of the 17th Baron of Dunsany by his wife Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor, née Burton, later Ernle-Erle-Drax (1855–1916). The surname of Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax was assumed in lieu of Plunkett, his name from birth, by royal licence on 4 October 1916. Ernle is pronounced earnly. The current head of the family is the Westminster M.P. Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax,[2] otherwise Richard Drax.

See Burke's Peerage and Baronetage under the account of the Dunsany barony for a complete listing of the Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax family.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Obituary: Henry Walter Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax". Bournemouth Echo. July 21, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Lashmar, Paul; Smith, Jonathan (December 12, 2020). "He's the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. But the shadow of slavery hangs over the gilded life of Richard Drax". The Observer – via The Guardian.
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