Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre
Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre 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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Date of Birth
June 3rd, 1713
Age
312
Date of Death
July 2nd, 1742
Died Aged
29
Star Sign
Gemini
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Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre
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Katherine Petre
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Lady Anna Radcliffe
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Catherine Petre, Baroness Petre
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Barbara Petre
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Robert Petre, 7th Baron Petre
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Juliana Petre
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