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The Bankes family were prominent landed gentry in Dorset, England, for over 400 years. They owned large portions of land throughout Dorset, including the Kingston Lacy estate and made significant cont
Sir John Bankes, portrait by Gilbert Jackson
Lady Mary Bankes defended the castle during two sieges in the English Civil War.
Sir Ralph Bankes, portrait by Sir Peter Lely
William John Bankes, portrait by George Sandars, 1812
William John Bankes
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William John Bankes was an English politician, explorer, Egyptologist and adventurer.
Bankes family
…Museum. He was close friends with both Pitt the Younger and the Duke of Wellington. He purchased new land for the family including Whitemill in 1773. William John Bankes (1786–1855), son of Henry Bankes the Younger, who after meeting architect Charles Barry on his Grand Tour in Rome (later Sir Charles Barry, renowned…
Portrait by George Sandars, 1812
Anne Frances Bankes (1789–1864), Countess of Falmouth by Thomas Lawrence 1810-15 (at Kingston Lacy)
Kingston Lacy, the seat of Bankes family.