Christian Victor Charles Herbert, 6th Earl of Powis (28 May 1904 – 7 October 1988) was a British

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, soldier, Colonial service officer, and peer. In 1974, he became a member of the

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by inheriting several peerages.

Life

Born in

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, Powis was one of the sons of Colonel Edward William Herbert and Beatrice Anne Williamson. His grandfather was Robert Charles Herbert, a younger son of

Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, KG (22 March 1785 – 17 January 1848), styled Viscount Clive between 1804 and 1839, was a British peer and Tory politician. He was the grandson of Clive of India. Early life Edward was born on 22 March 1 ...

, and

Lucy Herbert, Countess of Powis Lucy Herbert, Countess of Powis (25 September 1793 – 16 September 1875), formerly Lady Lucy Graham, was the wife of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis. Lady Lucy was the daughter of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose, and his wife, the former ...

.Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, ''Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour'' (T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1910)
p. 777
/ref> His maternal grandparents were

Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Baronet Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Baronet (25 March 1827 – 26 August 1900) was a British diplomat and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1864 to 1874. Williamson was the son of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet and hi ...

, and Lady Elizabeth Liddell, a daughter of

Henry Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth Henry Thomas Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth (10 March 1797 – 19 March 1878) was a British peer and Member of Parliament for several constituencies. Liddell was the eldest son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. He was educated at Eton an ...

. He was educated at

Oundle School Oundle School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils 11–18 situated in the market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. The school has been governed by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City ...

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

, where he graduated BA, and

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. Charles Mosley, ed. '' Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', Vol. 2 (Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003), p. 3206 In 1932 Herbert was

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from the

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, becoming a barrister. In the

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, he rose to the rank of Major in the

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. After the war, he became a Colonial service officer and between 1947 and 1955 was successively private secretary to Gerald Hawkesworth,

Ronald Garvey Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey (4 July 1903, in Lincolnshire – 31 May 1991) was a British Colonial Service administrator who served in the Pacific, the West Indies, and as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man at the end of his career. Biography ...

, and Patrick Muir Renison as

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. In 1955, he remained with Renison when he was transferred to become Governor of British Guiana, then stayed in Georgetown as the Governor’s secretary when Renison was succeeded by Ralph Grey. In 1964, Grey was transferred to become

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, and Herbert retired. On 10 April 1953, by a Royal Warrant of Precedence, Herbert was advanced to the rank of the younger son of an earl, after his older brother Edward Herbert had become

Earl of Powis Earl of Powis (Powys) is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis, a descendant of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1501–15 ...

on the death of a second cousin. On 15 January 1974, Herbert succeeded his brother as Earl of Powis, Viscount Clive of Ludlow, Baron Clive of Walcot, Baron Clive of Plassey, and Baron Powis, of Powis Castle, and Baron Herbert of Chirbury. By then, the family seat of

Powis Castle Powis Castle ( cy, Castell Powys) is a British medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys. The seat of the Herbert family, Earls of Powis, the castle is known for its formal gardens and for its interiors, the form ...

had been given to the

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and the once-great estate of the Earls of Powis had been greatly reduced by

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. Nevertheless, by an arrangement with the new owners of the castle Powis took up residence there and died there in 1988. He was buried at

Welshpool Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name ''Y Trallwng'' m ...

on 14 October 1988 by

Alwyn Rice Jones Alwyn Rice Jones (25 March 1934 – 12 August 2007) was Bishop of St Asaph from 1981 to 1999 and also Archbishop of Wales, the Welsh province of the Anglican Communion, from 1991 to 1999. During Rice Jones' tenure, the Church of Wales refor ...

Bishop of St Asaph The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph. The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is loca ...

.''Burials in the Parish of Welshpool in the County of Powys''
p. 56
ancestry.co.uk, accessed 30 July 2022

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