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Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre
b.3 Jun 1713
d.2 Jul 1742
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  1. Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre1713 - 1742
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Name Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Jun 1713
Marriage to Lady Henrietta Anna Mary Barbara Radcliffe
Death[1] 2 Jul 1742
Reference Number? Q7348866?


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Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre (3 June 1713 – 2 July 1742) was a renowned horticulturist and a British peer. Petre was responsible in the late 1730s for the layout of the gardens at Worksop Manor in Nottinghamshire. He was also responsible for the first extensive planting of North American trees in Great Britain. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. A Caribbean genus of the verbena family, was named for him.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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