Elizabeth Herbert (actor)
Elizabeth Herbert may refer to: * Elizabeth Somerset, Baroness Herbert, née Elizabeth Herbert *Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness of Powis (c. 1634–1691) *Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon (1752–1826) *Kitty Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon (Elizabeth Herbert, 1772–1813) * Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1737–1831) *Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert of Lea Mary Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert of Lea (née Ashe à Court-Repington; 21 July 1822 – 30 October 1911), known simply as Elizabeth Herbert, was an English Roman Catholic writer, translator, philanthropist, and influential social figure ...

Elizabeth Somerset, Baroness Herbert
Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert (c. 1476 – 27 August 1507) was the sole heir and daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his first wife, Mary Woodville. Her father died on 16 July 1491, and she inherited extensive lands in Wales. As her father had no sons, she succeeded to his barony, but could not succeed to the earldom, which was restricted to the male line. She was made a ward of King Henry VII of England, and married Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester on 2 June 1492. Their only son, Henry, was born in around 1496. In 1504, Somerset was created Baron Herbert. Elizabeth died on 27 August 1507, and was buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The following month, further estates, including the lease of Caldicot Castle, devolved on Elizabeth's husband on the death of her uncle, Sir Walter Herbert. The addition of Herbert's estate made Somerset the most powerful landowner in South Wales. He had married for a second time by 1511, and was mad ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness Of Powis
Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness of Powis (c.1634 – 16 March 1691), formerly Lady Elizabeth Somerset, was an English court official and noblewoman, the wife of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis. She was the daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Dormer. Family She married William Herbert, then the heir to Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis, on 2 August 1654. He succeeded his father to the title in 1666. They had six children: *Lady Anne Herbert (died 1748), who married Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington * Lady Frances Herbert, who married Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth, and had children *Lady Mary Herbert (died 1744), who married three times *William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (c.1665-1745) * Lady Lucy Herbert (1669-1744), who became a nun * Lady Winifred Herbert (c.1679-1749), who married William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, and had children In 1674, Herbert was created Earl of Powis, and his wife b ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Elizabeth Herbert, Countess Of Carnarvon
Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon (29 November 1752 (date baptised) – 10 February 1826), formerly Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham, was the wife of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon. She was the daughter of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, and his wife, Alicia Wyndham, Countess of Egremont, Alicia. She married the Earl of Carnarvon on 15 July 1771, at St George's, Hanover Square, before he was raised to the peerage; he was then known as Henry Herbert, MP. She became "Lady Porchester of Highclere" in 1780 and a countess from 3 July 1793. In 1795 she was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to Caroline of Brunswick, then Princess of Wales and later, nominally, queen; she officially retained the position until Caroline's death, despite the princess's estrangement from her husband and absence from the country. The earl and countess had six children: *Frances Reynolds-Moreton, Countess of Ducie, Lady Frances Herbert (died 1830), who married Thomas Reynolds-Moreto ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Kitty Herbert, Countess Of Carnarvon
Elizabeth "Kitty" Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon (13 December 1772 – 5 March 1813), formerly Kitty Acland, was the wife of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon. Early life Kitty was the only daughter of Colonel John Dyke Acland and his wife, the former Lady Harriet Acland, Lady Harriet Fox-Strangways. Kitty's brother was Sir John Dyke Acland, 8th Baronet (1778-1785), who inherited the Acland baronets, Acland baronetcy from their grandfather in 1785. After he died, the baronetcy passed to a brother of the senior John Dyke Acland, who died in 1778 of injuries received while fighting for the Crown in the American War of Independence. Personal life Kitty and Henry's marriage took place on 26 April 1796, when the future earl was known as Lord Porchester, at St George's, Hanover Square, London. Kitty's marriage settlement included the Acland estates of Pixton Park, Pixton and Tetton, Kingston St Mary, Tetton in Somerset, which passed into the Herbert family. Her husband inherite ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Elizabeth Herbert, Countess Of Pembroke
Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Montgomery (January/March 1737 – 30 April 1831) was the daughter of Charles Spencer and Elizabeth Trevor. Biography Born ''Elizabeth Spencer'' to Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Elizabeth Trevor. Her siblings were George, Charles, and Diana. In 1756, aged nineteen, she married Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke. In 1762, he left her to elope with another woman. "Husbands are dreadfull and powerful animals," wrote the long-suffering Elizabeth after reconciling with her husband in 1762. She refused to allow his illegitimate son from that affair to keep the surname Herbert, and she and Henry ended up living in separate quarters at Wilton (he downstairs, she upstairs). She was admired by George III in the early 1760s, becoming a Lady of the Bedchamber to his wife, Queen Charlotte. The King and Queen stayed for two nights with Henry and Elizabeth at Wilton House in 1778. She would eventually move t ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]