Biography of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis 1785-1848

In 1784 [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 29] and [his mother] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis and [his grandmother] Barbara Herbert Countess Powis [aged 48].

On 22nd March 1785 Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis was born to [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 31] and [his mother] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 26]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1798 [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 43] was appointed Governor of Madras.

On 16th January 1801 [his uncle] George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 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 mother] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 42] had married [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 46] who was created Earl Powis in 1784.

On 14th May 1804 [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 50] was created 1st Earl Powis. [his mother] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 45] by marriage Countess Powis.

On 29th April 1817 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland [aged 32] and [his sister] Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland [aged 29] were married at Northumberland aka Suffolk House Strand. She the daughter of [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 63] and [his mother] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 58]. He the son of Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland [aged 74] and Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland [aged 64].

On 10th July 1817 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland [aged 74] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Hugh [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Duke Northumberland, 3rd Baron Lovain, 4th Baron Percy, 6th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his sister] Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland [aged 29] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 9th February 1818 Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 32] and Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose [aged 62] and Caroline Maria Montagu Duchess Montrose. He the son of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 63] and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 59].

On 5th November 1818 [his son] Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 33] and [his wife] Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 25] at The Angel Hotel, Pershore.

On 15th April 1822 [his son] Percy Egerton Herbert was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 37] and [his wife] Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 28] at Powis Castle [Map]. He married 4th October 1860 his fourth cousin twice removed Mary Caroline Louisa Petty Fitzmaurice and had issue.

On 25th November 1825 [his son] George Herbert was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 40] and [his wife] Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 32]. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and St John's College, Cambridge University [Map]. He married 1863 Elizabeth Beatrice Sykes, daughter of Tatton Sykes 4th Baronet and Mary Anne Foulis.

On 2nd August 1826 George Finch 9th Earl Winchilsea 4th Earl Nottingham [aged 73] died unmarried without legitimate issue. His first cousin once removed George [aged 35] succeeded 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Earl Winchilsea, 10th Viscount Maidstone, 5th Baron Finch Daventry, 11th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Graham Countess Nottingham Winchelsea [aged 32] by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea. His illegitimate son George Finch [aged 31] inherited his manors at Burley-on-the-Hill House and Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.

On 24th June 1827 [his son] Robert Charles Herbert was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 42] and [his wife] Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 33] at Powis Castle [Map].

On 3rd June 1830 [his mother] Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 71] died.

On 13th February 1835 [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Graham Countess Nottingham Winchelsea [aged 41] died at Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire [Map].

In 1836 [his brother-in-law] James Graham 4th Duke Montrose [aged 36] and Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose [aged 18] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose [aged 80] and [his mother-in-law] Caroline Maria Montagu Duchess Montrose.

On 30th December 1836 [his father-in-law] James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose [aged 81] died. His son [his brother-in-law] James [aged 37] succeeded 4th Duke Montrose. Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose [aged 18] by marriage Duchess Montrose.

1839 Francis Grant [aged 35]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 53].

On 16th May 1839 [his father] Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 85] died at 45 Berkeley Square, Mayfair. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bromfield. His son Edward [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Earl Powis. [his wife] Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 45] by marriage Countess Powis.

1844 Francis Grant [aged 40]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 58].

1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 59].

1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 59].

On 17th January 1848 Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 62] died. he had been shot accidentally in the thigh ten days before by his son George Herbert [aged 22] during a pheasant shoot at Powis Castle [Map]. He died His son Edward [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Earl Powis.

Queen Victoria's Journal 1848. 18th January 1848. Windsor Castle [Map]. A fine, frosty morning. — We took a walk after breakfast. — Poor Ld Powis [deceased] has died in a most melancholy way. The whole party were out shooting & his 3rd son [aged 22] accidentally shot his father in the thigh. At 1st he went on well, but unfortunately mortification set in, & he died. It is too dreadful for the unfortunate son. — Vicky [aged 7] sat to Dyce [aged 41] [See image], who began a new drawing. — Mama [aged 61] came to luncheon, & we walked out again afterwards. — Mama, &c — & Ld Liverpool [aged 63] (staying till the end of the week) dined. —

On 16th September 1875 [his former wife] Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 81] died.

[his son] Major-General William Henry Herbert was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis and Lucy Graham Countess Powis.