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 name of Danvers, after the death (16 April 1655) of his wife's father. Tho' he had joined with (his mother's husband) Viscount Purbeck, as his s. and h. ap., in the sale of some lands, lie, on the Viscount's death, disclaimed the peerage and sat in the House of Commons, in the Conv. Parl. of 1659, as M.P. for Westbury. He was sum. by the House of Lords to answer certain charges, and was compelled to ask pardon thereof for refusing to attend. He, in 1660, levied a fine to the King of all his peerage dignities, in possession and remainder, with a view of extinguishing the same.(a) He retired first to his estate called Etruria, in Knighton, co. Radnor, and subsequently to Calais in France, where he d. about 1675. Admon. 1676 as "Robert Danvers, alias Villiers, Esq." His widow, who was bap. 1 May 1629, at Chelsea, styled herself(b) after his death. She m. before 19 Oct. 1676, John, & Col. in the army. She d. in Hatton Garden, St. Andrews Holborn, and was bur, thence 22 Aug. 1709, at Chelsea. Will as "Elizabeth, Viscountess Purbeck," dat. 14 July, and pr. 25 Aug. 1709.

3., otherwise , s. and h. b. about 1656; assumed the style of &c. on his father's death in 1675, his petition, as to his right thereto, being referred by the King to the House of Lords, where it was opposed both on the ground of the fine levied by his father to bar such right, and on that of the illegitimacy of his said father. The House in 1678(c) resolved against the validity of the fine, and (as to the illegitimacy) petitioned that a bill might be brought in to disable him from claiming the said title. No steps, however, as to that matter were taken by the Crown, tho' no writ of summons was ever issued to him or to any of his descendants. He m. in 1676, Margaret, styled Dow. (widow of Charles, styled ) Only da. and h. of Ulick , [I.] and (E.), by Frances, da, and b. of Sir Francis. Having wasted his fortune(d) he went abroad and was killed in a duel by Col. Luttrell at Liege in 1681, aged 28. Admon. as "Robert, Viscount Purbeck, alias Robert, alias , alias ," 5 June 1681, to a creditor. His widow m, thirdly Robert ,(e) Col. in the army, sometime M.P. for Gowran, who d. 12 May 1712. She d. Aug. 1698(f) at Somerhill, near Tunbridge. Admon. to her said husband 2 May 1700.