Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan


Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan, 2nd Baron Brudenell was an English nobleman.

Origins

He was born on 5 March 1607, the son of Thomas Brudenell, 1st Earl of Cardigan by his wife Mary Tresham, a daughter of Sir Thomas Tresham. Between 1661 and 1663 he was styled by the courtesy title Lord Brudenell, his father's subsidiary title.

Career

He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1663. He converted to Roman Catholicism.

Marriages and children

He married twice:
He died in July 1703, aged 96, and was succeeded in the earldom by his grandson George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan.