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John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby De Broke
John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 22nd Baron Latimer (5 August 1738 – 15 February 1816) was a peer in the peerage of England. John Peyto-Verney was born John Verney on 5 August 1738, the son of Sir John Verney, KC (1699–1741) and Abigail Harley, inheriting the title 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 22nd Baron Latimer on the death of his uncle Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke in 1752. He married on 8 October 1761 Lady Louisa North, the daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford and sister of Prime Minister Lord North. They had three children John, Louisa and Henry. He undertook a major rebuilding of the family seat, Compton Verney House near Kineton, Warwickshire, between 1762 and 1768 to the designs of architect Robert Adam and then had the gardens landscaped by Capability Brown in 1769. He was made a Lord of his Majesty's Bedchamber in 1763. In 1772 he inherited valuable estates at neighbouring Chesterton from his cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby De Broke (cropped)
John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 22nd Baron Latimer (5 August 1738 – 15 February 1816) was a peer in the peerage of England. John Peyto-Verney was born John Verney on 5 August 1738, the son of Sir John Verney, KC (1699–1741) and Abigail Harley, inheriting the title 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 22nd Baron Latimer on the death of his uncle Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke in 1752. He married on 8 October 1761 Lady Louisa North, the daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford and sister of Prime Minister Lord North. They had three children John, Louisa and Henry. He undertook a major rebuilding of the family seat, Compton Verney House near Kineton, Warwickshire, between 1762 and 1768 to the designs of architect Robert Adam and then had the gardens landscaped by Capability Brown Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Zoffany (German - John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby De Broke, And His Family - Google Art Project
Johan Joseph Zoffany (born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij; 13 March 1733 – 11 November 1810) was a German neoclassical painter who was active mainly in England, Italy and India. His works appear in many prominent British collections, including the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery and the Royal Collection, as well as institutions in continental Europe, India, the United States and Australia. His name is sometimes spelled Zoffani or Zauffelij (on his grave, it is spelled Zoffanij). Life and career Of noble Hungarian and Bohemian origin, Johan Zoffany was born near Frankfurt on 13 March 1733, the son of a cabinet maker and architect in the court of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis. He undertook an initial period of study in a sculptor's workshop in Ellwangen during the 1740s, possibly the shop of Melchior Paulus, and later at Regensburg with the artist . In 1750, he travelled to Rome, entering the studio of Agostino Masucci. In the autumn of 1760, he arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Verney (judge)
Sir John Verney, (23 October 16995 August 1741) of Compton Verney, Warwickshire, was a British barrister, judge and Tory and then Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from between 1722 and 1741. Early life Verney was born in Brasted, Kent on 23 October 1699, the fifth son of George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke and his wife Margaret Heath, daughter of Sir John Heath of Brasted. He matriculated at New College, Oxford on 11 October 1714, aged 15, and was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1715. He was called to the Bar ex gratia in 1721. On 16 September 1724 he married Abigail Harley, the daughter of Sir Edward Harley, the younger brother of Queen Anne's Tory minister, Robert Harley, created Earl of Oxford. Career In an attempt to gain contacts for his work as a barrister, Verney decided to stand for Parliament. At the 1722 British general election he was returned as Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Downton with the help of his brother-in-law, Anthony Dunc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby De Broke
Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 21st Baron Latimer (1693 – 11 August 1752) was a peer in the peerage of England. Richard Verney was born in 1693, the second son of George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1659–1728), and Margaret Heath, daughter of Sir Thomas Heath at the Verney family seat at Compton Verney House in Warwickshire He inherited the title 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 21st Baron Latimer on the death of his father in 1728, his elder brother Thomas having died in 1710. He married twice but his only son died in infancy. Upon his death, on 11 August 1752, the title passed to his nephew John Peyto-Verney who was the son of his younger brother John. References * ThePeerage External links Compton Verney House website 1693 births 1752 deaths Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis North, 1st Earl Of Guilford
Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford (13 April 1704 – 4 August 1790), of Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, styled as Lord Guilford between 1729 and 1752, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 until 1729 at which point he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Guildford. He also became the Treasurer of Queen Charlotte of the Royal House of Mecklenburg. His son, Frederick North, was the famous Prime Minister of Great Britain who lost the American Revolution War under his term. Early life North was the son of Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford, and his wife Alice Brownlow, daughter of Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet, of Humby, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Eton College and matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 25 March 1721, aged 16. He undertook a Grand Tour in about 1722. Career At the 1727 British general election, North was returned unopposed as Whig Member of Parliament for Banbury on the family interest. When he succeeded his father as third Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peyto-Verney, 15th Baron Willoughby De Broke
John Peyto-Verney, 15th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 23rd Baron Latimer (28 June 1762 – 1 September 1820) was a peer in the peerage of England. John Peyto-Verney was born on 28 June 1762, the eldest son of John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1738–1816), and Lady Louisa North, daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford at the Verney family seat at Compton Verney House in Warwickshire, inheriting the title 15th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 23rd Baron Latimer on the death of his father in 1816. Upon his death, on 1 September 1820, the title passed to his younger brother Henry. References * ThePeerage External links Compton Verney House website 1762 births 1820 deaths John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ... 15 {{England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby De Broke
Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 24th Baron Latimer (5 April 1773 – 16 December 1852) was a peer in the peerage of England. Henry Peyto-Verney was born on 5 April 1773, the younger son of John Peyto-Verney (1738–1816),14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and Lady Louisa North, daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford. He lived a somewhat reclusive life at the Verney family seat at Compton Verney House in Warwickshire, inheriting the title 16th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 24th Baron Latimer on the death of his elder brother John Peyto-Verney (1762–1820). He married Margaret Williams, daughter of Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet Williams of Bodelwyddan in St Asaph Cathedral on 10 March 1829. Lady Margaret commissioned the building of the remarkable Marble Church, Bodelwyddan in North Wales to his memory soon after his death at Compton Verney on 16 December 1852. Margaret herself died in 1880. He was succeeded as 17th Baron by his nephew R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compton Verney House
Compton Verney House () is an 18th-century country mansion at Compton Verney near Kineton in Warwickshire, England. It is located on the west side of a lake north of the B4086 about north-west of Banbury. Today, it is the site of the Compton Verney Art Gallery. Overview The building is a Grade I listed house built in 1714 by Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke. It was first extensively extended by George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke in the early 18th century and then remodelled and the interiors redesigned by Robert Adam for John Peyto-Verney, the 14th baron, in the 1760s. It is set in more than of parkland landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown in 1769. The house and its estate was sold by Richard Greville Verney, the 19th baron, in 1921 to soap magnate Joseph Watson who was elevated to the peerage as ''1st Baron Manton of Compton Verney'' only two months before his death in March 1922 from a heart attack whilst out hunting with the Warwickshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Adam
Robert Adam (3 July 17283 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the Board of Ordnance, after William's death. In 1754, he left for Rome, spending nearly five years on the continent studying architecture under Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. On his return to Britain he established a practice in London, where he was joined by his younger brother James. Here he developed the "Adam Style", and his theory of "movement" in architecture, based on his studies of antiquity and became one of the most successful and fashionable architects in the country. Adam held the post of Architect of the King's Works from 1761 to 1769. Robert Adam was a leader of the first phase of the classical revival in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capability Brown
Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English gardener and landscape architect, who remains the most famous figure in the history of the English landscape garden style. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th-century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener". Unlike other architects including William Kent, he was a hands-on gardener and provided his clients with a full turnkey service, designing the gardens and park, and then managing their landscaping and planting. He is most famous for the landscaped parks of English country houses, many of which have survived reasonably intact. However, he also included in his plans "pleasure gardens" with flower gardens and the new shrubberies, usually placed where they would not obstruct the views across the park of and from the main facades of the house. Few of his plantings of "pleasure gardens" have s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesterton, Warwickshire
Chesterton is a small village in Warwickshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 123. It is about five miles south of Leamington Spa, near the villages of Harbury and Lighthorne. Parish The parish of Chesterton and Kingston includes the agricultural area of Kingston east of the village. The parish forms a roughly rectangular block, nearly four miles in length from north-west to south-east and two miles broad. It is home to the notable Chesterton Windmill, built in 1632 from a design attributed to Inigo Jones, just off the Fosse Way and a Grade I listed building. The altitude of the parish ranges from 64 metres in the west to 122 metres in the east being mainly rolling low hills but slightly flatter where the Fosse Way dissects it. History There was a Roman town on the Fosse Way less than a mile from the present village of Chesterton and this was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village changed names many times being Cestreyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Willoughby De Broke
Baron Willoughby de Broke is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1491 for Sir Robert Willoughby, of the manor of Broke, part of Westbury, Wiltshire, who according to modern doctrine was ''de jure'' 9th Baron Latimer. On the death of his son, the two baronies (the recognised barony of Willoughby de Broke and the ''de jure'' barony of Latimer) fell into abeyance. Around 1535, the abeyance was naturally terminated when the second Baron's granddaughter Elizabeth, who had married Sir Fulke Greville, became the only surviving co-heir, passing her claim to her son Sir Fulke Greville, father of the poet of the same name. The title stayed in the Greville family until after the death of the 5th Baron, when it passed to his sister, Margaret Greville, the wife of a Verney. Thereafter it remained in the Verney family. The Barons Willoughby de Broke remain heirs to the ancient Barony of Latimer (a title which predates their recognised Barony by almost two hundre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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