Biography of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis 1754-1839

Paternal Family Tree: Clive

On 18 Feb 1753 [his father] Robert Clive "Clive of India" (age 27) and [his mother] Margaret Maskelyne were married at St Mary's Church, Madras.

On 07 Mar 1754 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis was born to Robert Clive "Clive of India" (age 28) and Margaret Maskelyne.

On 22 Nov 1774 [his father] Robert Clive "Clive of India" (age 49) died.

In 1784 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 29) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis and Barbara Herbert Countess Powis (age 48). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22 Mar 1785 [his son] Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis was born to Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 31) and [his wife] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 26).

On 12 Sep 1787 [his daughter] Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland was born to Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 33) and [his wife] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 29).

On 15 Jan 1789 [his son] Robert Henry Herbert was born to Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 34) and [his wife] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 30) at the parish of St George's Church, Hanover Square.

In 1798 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 43) was appointed Governor of Madras.

On 16 Jan 1801 [his brother-in-law] George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 45) died at York House Hotel Albermarle Street. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Welshpool. Earl Powis extinct. In 1784 his sister [his wife] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 42) had married Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 46) who was created Earl Powis in 1784.

On 14 May 1804 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 50) was created 1st Earl Powis. [his wife] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 45) by marriage Countess Powis.

On 04 Feb 1817 [his son-in-law] Watkin Williams-Wynn 5th Baronet (age 44) and [his daughter] Henrietta Antonia Clive Lady Williams-Wynn were married. She by marriage Lady Williams of Gray's Inn. She the daughter of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 62) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 58). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 29 Apr 1817 [his son-in-law] Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland (age 32) and [his daughter] Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland (age 29) were married at Northumberland aka Suffolk House Strand. She the daughter of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 63) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 58). He the son of Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland (age 74) and Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland (age 64). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 28 Dec 1817 [his mother] Margaret Maskelyne died.

On 09 Feb 1818 [his son] Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Graham Countess Powis (age 24) were married. She the daughter of James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose (age 62) and Caroline Maria Montagu Duchess Montrose. He the son of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 63) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 59). He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1819 [his son] Robert Henry Herbert (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Windsor (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst (age 57). He the son of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 64) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 60). He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 03 Jun 1830 [his wife] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 71) died.

On 22 Dec 1835 [his daughter] Henrietta Antonia Clive Lady Williams-Wynn died.

On 16 May 1839 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 85) died at 45 Berkeley Square, Mayfair. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bromfield. His son [his son] Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 54) succeeded 2nd Earl Powis. [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Graham Countess Powis (age 45) by marriage Countess Powis.

[his daughter] Henrietta Antonia Clive Lady Williams-Wynn was born to Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis.

Ancestors of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis 1754-1839

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Clive

GrandFather: Richard Clive

Father: Robert Clive "Clive of India"

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nathaniel Gaskell of Manchester

GrandMother: Rebecca Gaskell

Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis

GrandFather: Edmund Maskelyne of Purton in Wiltshire

Mother: Margaret Maskelyne