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 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 ...

. Lady Lucy was the daughter of

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, and his wife, the former Lady Caroline Maria Montagu. She married the earl, then Edward Herbert, MP, heir to the earldom, on 9 February 1818. He succeeded to the earldom in 1839, at which point Lucy became Countess of Powis. The couple had seven children: *Unnamed daughter Herbert *

Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (5 November 1818 – 7 May 1891), styled Viscount Clive between 1839 and 1848, was a British peer and politician. Background Powis was born at The Angel Hotel, Pershore, Worcestershire, the eldest son o ...

(1818–1891) *Lady Lucy Caroline Herbert (c.1819–1884), who married Frederick Calvert and had no children *Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Herbert (1821–1906), who married Hugh Montgomery and had children *Lt.-Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir

Percy Egerton Herbert Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Egerton Herbert (15 April 1822 – 7 October 1876) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician. Background and education Herbert was born at Powis Castle, near Welshpool, the second son of Edward Herbe ...

(1822–1876), who married Lady Mary Caroline Louisa Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice and had children *Very Rev. Hon.

George Herbert George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devoti ...

(1825–1894), Dean of Hereford, who married Elizabeth Beatrice Sykes and had children *Hon. Robert Charles Herbert (1827–1902), who married Anna Maria Cludde and had children *Maj.-Gen. William Henry Herbert (1834–1909), who married Sybella Augusta Milbank and had children. The Earl of Powis died on 17 January 1848 at his home in

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 fo ...

after being accidentally shot during a pheasant hunt by one of his sons, the Hon. Robert Charles Herbert, ten days earlier. He was buried at St Mary's Parish Church,

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 ...

. The countess herself died in 1875 at Walcot, Shropshire, where the family had another home. A portrait of the countess, at around the time of her marriage, was painted by Frederick Richard Say and is held at Powis Castle. A mineral collection donated to the

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in 1929 by George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis, Lucy's grandson, was for a time thought to have belonged to her, but was actually the collection made by her predecessor as Countess of Powis, Henrietta Clive.

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