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Commodore Lord Robert Thomas Brudenell-Bruce (25 Jan 1845 – 15 Feb 1912) was a British Commodore of the Royal Navy. He was born the fourth son of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury. He gained the rank of Commodore in 1900 and inherited Deene Park in Northamptonshire on the death of his father in 1886. He married Emma Leigh in 1878 and had 4 sons and 3 daughters. Before inheriting Deene Park the family lived on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth. The west window of St Mary's Church, Hayling Island was installed to his memory by his children.