Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle KG (14 August 1694 – 3 September 1758), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1738 was a British Whig politician who sat in the

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from 1715 to 1738 when he succeeded to the Peerage as

Earl of Carlisle Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. History The first creation came in 1322, when Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay, was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliamen ...

. Carlisle was the third but eldest surviving son of

Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, PC (c. 1669 – 1 May 1738) was a British nobleman, peer, and statesman. Charles Howard was the eldest son of Edward Howard, 2nd Earl of Carlisle, and inherited his title on the death of his father in 169 ...

, and his wife Lady Anne, daughter of

Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, PC (163113 July 1683), also spelt Capel, of Cassiobury House, Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English statesman. Early life He was the son of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (executed in 1649) ...

. He was educated at

Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...

and

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. Carlisle was elected

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for

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in 1715, a seat he held until 1738 when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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. In 1756, he was made a

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. He continued building

Castle Howard Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, within the civil parish of Henderskelfe, located north of York. It is a private residence and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years ...

commenced by his father to the designs of his brother-in-law,

Sir Thomas Robinson Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, (c. 169530 September 1770), of Newby, Yorkshire, was a Kingdom of Great Britain, British diplomat and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons between 1727 and 1761. Early l ...

. Lord Carlisle married firstly Lady Frances, daughter of

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 167519 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord P ...

, in 1717. Lady Frances died in 1742. He had three sons and two daughters by his first marriage: *

Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth ( bap. 22 May 1719 – 9 August 1741) was a British Member of Parliament. Howard was the eldest son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle, and his first wife Lady Frances, daughter of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of ...

(1719–1741) *Henry Howard, died young *Robert Howard, Viscount Morpeth (1724–1743) *Lady Arabella Howard (d. 1746), married on 14 September 1741 Jonathan Cope, eldest son of

Sir Jonathan Cope, 1st Baronet Sir Jonathan Cope, 1st Baronet (c. 1691 – 28 March 1765), was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1722. Cope was the eldest son of Jonathan Cope, MP of Ranton Abbey, Staffordshire, and his wife Susan ...

, parents of Charles Cope 2nd Baronet *Lady Diana Howard (29 February 1723 - 6 March 1770), married Thomas Duncombe. Lord Carlisle married secondly Isabella Byron, daughter of

William Byron, 4th Baron Byron William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (4 January 1669/70 – 8 August 1736) was an English nobleman, politician, peer, and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark. Early life Byron was the only surviving son of William Byron, 3 ...

, in 1743. She was a grand-aunt of

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. He had four daughters and one son by his second marriage. *Lady Anne Howard (1744 – 13 October 1799) *Lady Frances Howard (1745 – 27 April 1808), married John Radcliffe *Lady Elizabeth Howard (1747 – June 1813), married Peter Delmé, then Capt. Charles Garnier *

Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (28 May 1748 – 4 September 1825) was a British peer, statesman, diplomat, and author. Life He was the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron. His mother was a ...

(1748–1825) *Lady Juliana Howard (6 July 1750 – 22 January 1849) Carlisle died in September 1758. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son from his second marriage,

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. His widow Lady Carlisle married as her second husband, Sir William Musgrave, 6th Baronet, in 1759 and died in 1795, aged 73. A group of forty Venetian views by Giovanni Antonio Canal,

Bernardo Bellotto Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/2 or 30 January 172117 November 1780), was an Italian urban landscape painter or ''vedutista'', and printmaker in etching famous for his ''vedute'' of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw. He was th ...

, Michele Marieschi and others were commissioned or bought after his second Italian visit 1738—1739Museum of Fine Arts Boston
/ref> through Antonio Maria Zanetti the Elder.

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Michele Marieschi at Castle Howard
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