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Cover Fitzwilliam, Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745–1816)

Fitzwilliam, Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745–1816)  

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004
Richard Fitzwilliam, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745–1816) by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1764 Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; photograph Bridgeman Art Library

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Fitzwilliam, Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745–1816), benefactor and musical antiquary  

B. H. Blacker

revised by John D. Pickles

Publication History:

Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Fitzwilliam, Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745–1816), benefactor and musical antiquary, was born on 1 August 1745 at Richmond, Surrey, the eldest son of Richard Fitzwilliam, sixth Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (d. 1776), and Catherine (c.1710–1786), eldest daughter and coheir of the Dutch-born merchant and political economist ...