Mary Herbert, Marchioness of Powis (died 8 January 1724), formerly Mary Preston, was the wife of

William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (c. 1660–1745) was a Welsh aristocrat and Jacobite supporter. Life He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, by Lady Elizabeth, younger daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worces ...

and the mother of

William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis (1698 – 8 March 1748), styled Viscount Montgomery until 1745, was an English peer. The only son of William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis and his wife Mary, he succeeded his father as Marquess of Powis ...

. Mary was the eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Preston, 3rd Baronet, of Furness and his wife, the former Mary Molyneux. She married the Marquess of Powis, then known as Viscount Montgomery because of his father's links with the deposed king

James II and VII James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...

, in about 1695. Shortly afterwards he was imprisoned as a result of his Jacobite sympathies. He was restored to his title and estates and recalled to Parliament in 1722; at this time he regained possession 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 ...

, which the family had lost as the result of an action during the

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. The couple had six children: *

(1698–1748), who died unmarried *Lord Edward Herbert (died 1734), who married Henrietta, daughter of

James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, (168411 April 1741) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Austria and France. Life Waldegrave was the son of the 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta FitzJames, the illegitimate daughter of ...

, and had one child, Barbara who married a kinsman, Henry Arthur Herbert, later created Baron Herbert of Cherbury in 1743, and Earl of Powis in 1748. *Lady Anne Herbert (died 1757), who married Henry Arundell, 6th

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*Lady Mary Herbert (1684 - 1775) *Lady Charlotte Herbert, who married twice *Lady Theresa Herbert (1706-1723), who married Sir Robert Throckmorton, 4th baronet The marchioness died on 8 January 1724, and was buried within her husband's property at

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