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Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
8 Feb 1999 (aged 92)
Burial
Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland Add to Map
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Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany (25 August 1906 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish peer. An only child, he was the son of author and playwright Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany aka Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett #116082865 & Lady Beatrice Child Villiers, daughter of Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey.
Randal Plunkett b.25 Aug 1906 Dublin was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England. Fought in the North-West Frontier in 1930 in the Guides Cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Also fought in the Second World War and retired from Military Service in 1947 having been decorated (Medal and Clasp). In 1957 he succeeded to the family title on the death of his father the 18th Lord Dunsany.
On 23 August 1938 Randal Plunkett married Vera de Sà Sottomaior (d.1986), the youngest daughter of Dr. Genesio de Sà Sottomaior of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and formerly wife of Ivar Bryce. Just over one year later the couple had their only child Edward John Carlos Plunkett, who would later succeed his father as 20th Lord Dunsany in 1999. However, the couple were divorced in 1947 and on 8 October 1947 Randal Plunkett married Sheila Victoria Katrin Philipps (1912-1999), daughter of Sir Henry Philipps, 2nd Bt. of Picton Castle in Pembroke. From this marriage the Hon. Beatrice Mary Plunkett b. 15 July 1948. Randal Dunsany was survived by both of his children, and by two grandchildren by Edward and Maria Alice Plunkett.

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Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany b. 25 August 1906 d. @ 8 February 1999
Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany b. 25 August 1906. Son of Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett, 17th Lord Dunsany and Lady Beatrice Child-Villiers. He married, firstly, Vera de Sà Sottomaior, daughter of Dr. Genesio de Sà Sottomaior and Julieta (?), on 23 August 1938. He and Vera de Sà Sottomaior were divorced in 1947. He married, secondly, Sheila Victoria Katrin Philipps, daughter of Sir Henry Erasmus Edward Philipps, 2nd Bt., on 8 October 1947. d. @ 8 February 1999.
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1930. He fought in the Second World War. He was Irish Grand Bailiff, Order of St. Lazarus. Retired from the military in 1947, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the Indian Cavalry (The Guides). Succeeded as the 18th Lord Dunsany [I., c. 1462] on 25 October 1957.

Child of Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany and Vera de Sà Sottomaior
°Edward John Carlos Plunkett, 19th Lord Dunsany b. 10 Sep 1939, d. 24 May 2011

Child of Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany and Sheila Victoria Katrin Philipps
Hon. Beatrice Mary Plunkett b. 15 Jul 1948
Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany (25 August 1906 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish peer. An only child, he was the son of author and playwright Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany aka Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett #116082865 & Lady Beatrice Child Villiers, daughter of Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey.
Randal Plunkett b.25 Aug 1906 Dublin was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England. Fought in the North-West Frontier in 1930 in the Guides Cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Also fought in the Second World War and retired from Military Service in 1947 having been decorated (Medal and Clasp). In 1957 he succeeded to the family title on the death of his father the 18th Lord Dunsany.
On 23 August 1938 Randal Plunkett married Vera de Sà Sottomaior (d.1986), the youngest daughter of Dr. Genesio de Sà Sottomaior of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and formerly wife of Ivar Bryce. Just over one year later the couple had their only child Edward John Carlos Plunkett, who would later succeed his father as 20th Lord Dunsany in 1999. However, the couple were divorced in 1947 and on 8 October 1947 Randal Plunkett married Sheila Victoria Katrin Philipps (1912-1999), daughter of Sir Henry Philipps, 2nd Bt. of Picton Castle in Pembroke. From this marriage the Hon. Beatrice Mary Plunkett b. 15 July 1948. Randal Dunsany was survived by both of his children, and by two grandchildren by Edward and Maria Alice Plunkett.

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Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany b. 25 August 1906 d. @ 8 February 1999
Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany b. 25 August 1906. Son of Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett, 17th Lord Dunsany and Lady Beatrice Child-Villiers. He married, firstly, Vera de Sà Sottomaior, daughter of Dr. Genesio de Sà Sottomaior and Julieta (?), on 23 August 1938. He and Vera de Sà Sottomaior were divorced in 1947. He married, secondly, Sheila Victoria Katrin Philipps, daughter of Sir Henry Erasmus Edward Philipps, 2nd Bt., on 8 October 1947. d. @ 8 February 1999.
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1930. He fought in the Second World War. He was Irish Grand Bailiff, Order of St. Lazarus. Retired from the military in 1947, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the Indian Cavalry (The Guides). Succeeded as the 18th Lord Dunsany [I., c. 1462] on 25 October 1957.

Child of Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany and Vera de Sà Sottomaior
°Edward John Carlos Plunkett, 19th Lord Dunsany b. 10 Sep 1939, d. 24 May 2011

Child of Lt.-Col. Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 18th Lord Dunsany and Sheila Victoria Katrin Philipps
Hon. Beatrice Mary Plunkett b. 15 Jul 1948


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