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11th Earl of Pembroke

• References:
  • Francis Russell, "The British Sitters of Greuze", Burlington Magazine, January 1992, pp.26-27.
    • See p.26 and p.27.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Pompeo Batoni, a complete catalogue, by Anthony M. Clark (posthumously), edited by Edgar Peters Bowron, Phaidon Press, 1985.

George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
(and 8th Earl of Montgomery, see here and here), K.G.,
born 10th Sept 1759, educ Harrow,
mar 1stly, 8th Apr 1787, to his 1st cousin Elizabeth Beauclerk,
Elizabeth died in childbirth, 25th Mar 1793,
had issue by 1st wife:

1. Robert Henry Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke (and 9th Earl of Montgomery),
   born 19th Sept 1791,
   Hereditary Visitor of Jesus College, Oxford,
   succ 1827, died Paris, 25th Apr 1862, age 70 yrs. See biography.

he succ 1794, K.G. 1805,
employed James Wyatt to modernise Wilton 1801 to 1816 (completed after Wyatt's death), built cloisters around inner courtyard,
mar 2ndly, 25th Jan 1808, to Catherine Woronzow [born 24th Oct 1783],
as executor of Reebkomp's will, he settled postmarital contract of his niece Elizabeth Montgomery to Arthur Gibbon 1815,
somewhat unexpectedly inherited the spectacular Fitzwilliam estates of Dublin city from the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam in 1816, travelled to Dublin 1816 to inspect his property,
will dated 28th Apr 1826, and a later codicil,
died 26th Oct 1827, Pembroke House, Privy Gardens, Whitehall, London, age 68 yrs,
bur Wilton parish church,
will pr at London, 12th Nov 1827, Prerogative Court of Canterbury,

Catherine and her son Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea built in 1845 the spectacular new Italianate parish church at Wilton, the church of St Mary and St Nicholas, West Street, Wilton, see map and street view,
there were a number of older churches in Wilton, the new church was built on the site of the former church of St Nicholas (which was already in ruins in 15th cent),
the old St.Mary's parish church was partially demolished after 1845, but part of it survives, off North St, on the Market Place, Wilton, see street view, monuments were moved from this to the new church,

Catherine's will is dated 1853,
she died 27th Mar 1856, 1 Grafton Street, Middlesex (London), age 72 yrs,
bur Wilton parish church,
the 11th Earl had issue by 2nd wife:

1. Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, born 16th Sept 1810.

2. Elizabeth Herbert, mar Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam (see here) and had issue.

3. Emma Herbert, mar Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci and had issue:
   1. Frances Vesey,
      mar John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath and had issue,
      ancestors of the Marquess of Bath,
      of Longleat House (see images), nr Horningsham, SW of Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Graves at Wilton church

Grave of 11th Earl. Monument by Westmacott. Wilton parish church.
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From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.
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Tomb of Catherine Woronzow, Wilton parish church.
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From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.
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