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Besides the architecture, Rex Whistler’s dining room, and the collections. Plas Newydd had such characters as the owners. The 1st Marquis lost is leg in the battle of Waterloo, and was the first with a moveable prosthetic leg instead of a peg leg. He also had numerous children, so losing his leg did not harm him that much. There was also the 5th Marquis was a theatre persona who basically bankrupted the family because of his obsession with jewels and fashion, and was banned to Monte Carlo. The photos of his costumes, and makeshift theatre in the house are priceless. The most recent Marquis while he lived at the house would come out and give the visitors tours in his pipe and robe. He was also an accomplished historian.
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