Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford,
KCVO (25 December 1848 – 16 December 1922) was an
equerry
An equerry (; from French language, French 'stable', and related to 'squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attend ...
and
racing
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manager.
The son of the
4th Marquess of Waterford, he ran the stables of
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910.
The second child ...
from 1890. On the Prince's accession as King Edward VII in 1901, Beresford was appointed an
Extra Equerry and Manager of His Majesty's Thoroughbred Stud,
serving until the King's death in 1910. The new King
George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936.
George w ...
similarly appointed him in charge of his stables from 1910 until his own death in 1922.
On 28 August 1895, Beresford married Louisa Catherine Ridley, daughter of Major-General
Charles William Ridley.
Sources
Burke's Peerage & Gentry, 107th edition
Equerries
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Younger sons of marquesses
1848 births
1922 deaths
Marcus Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
* Marcus (name), a masculine given name
* Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name
Places
* Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44
* Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl ...
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