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	EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF POWIS - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF POWIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Before the Norman Conquest the Welsh principality of Powis, comprising the county of Montgomery and part of the counties of Brecknock, Radnor, Shropshire, Merioneth and Denbigh, was subject to the princes of North Wales.
		This barony of Powis passed through female inheritance to the family of Cherleton and in 1421 to that of Grey.
		The recognized head of the Roman Catholic aristocracy in England, Powis was suspected of complicity in some of the popish plots and was imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1678 to 1684.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/POWIS_EARLS_AND_MARQUESSES_OF.htm (481 words)

	Powis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was created the 1st Earl of Powis in the second creation and solved the contentious will of William by marrying William's niece, Barbara Herbert, although he was 48 and she was only 16.
		Powis castle thus became the main family home and he commissioned a survey of the property, revealing a neglected roof and terrace balustrades.
		On attaining his majority, Edward, 2nd Earl of Powis, was in a considerably better off position than many of his predecessors, thanks to the careful management of his father and major repairs and refurbishments were made at Powis.
	www.heritage.me.uk /castles/powis_castle.htm (1529 words)

	Earl of Powis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1687 the 1st Earl was raised to become Marquess of Powis, but both titles became extinct in 1748.
		It was created a final time in 1804 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, for the brother-in-law of the last holder, and this creation is still extant.
		The Earl of Powis is also Lord of the Manor of Clun and owns some of the buildings there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Powis (304 words)

	Powis Castle
		Powis Castle was built in the 12th century as a stronghold for the Princes of Powys as a defence against English invaders.
		By the time the 2nd Earl of Powis inherited Powis castle, it was in a poor state of repairs due to the previous owner’s mismanagement of funds and the like.
		The families’ misfortunes continued well into the 20th century, with the 4th Earl, losing his elder son, Percy in the Battle of the Somme, his wife Violet died in a car crash in 1929 and his surviving son, Mervyn, in a plane crash during active duty in 1942.
	www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com /powis-castle.html (567 words)

	GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Earls (3)
		Richard Burgh, earl of Clanricard of the kingdom of Ireland, was created by king James the first 3 April 1624 lord Somerhil and viscount Tunbridge, and by king Charles the first earl of Saint Albans, which title became extinct upon the death of Ulic, second earl of Saint Albans, 1659.
		George Montagu, grandson of Henry first earl of Manchester, was created by king William the third 1700 lord Halifax, and by king George the first viscount Sunbury and earl of Halifax, which titles became extinct upon the death of George, third earl of Halifax, 8 June 1771.
		Margaret, daughter of Thomas earl of Coningsby, and wife of sir Michael Newton knight of the Bath, was created by king George the fist 1716 baroness and viscountess Coningsby, and succeeded to the title of countess of Coningsby upon the death of her father 1729.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/Extinct3Earls.html (1924 words)

	WELSER (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on WELSER (FAMILY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Powis Castle (about a mile S.W. of the town) is the seat of Earl Powis, and has been in the possession of the Herberts for many generations.
		A charter was granted to the town by the lords of Powis, confirmed by James I. (1615), and enlarged by Charles II.
		Powis Castle, being of red sandstone, is usually called in Welsh Castell Coch (red castle).
	5.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WE/WELSER_FAMILY_.htm (2657 words)

	Earl of Plymouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The daughter of the 6th Earl married the Hon.
		Robert Henry Clive, a son of the 1st Earl of Powis, and the final Plymouth creation came in 1905 when their grandson Robert Windsor-Clive was created Earl.
		The Earl also holds the titles of Viscount Windsor, created in 1905, and Baron Windsor, created in 1529 by writ.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Plymouth (240 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Mid Wales \| Coach displayed for castle visitors
		The state coach, used by the Earls of Powis since the mid 1800s, is now housed at the coach house at Powis Castle near Welshpool.
		Anna Orton, Powis Castle's property manager, said it was rare for the coach's accompanying harness, tack and uniforms worn by the servants to survive.
		The coach returned to Powys in 1937 and was not used by the 5th Earl of Powis when he attended the Queen's coronation exactly fifty years ago in June 1953.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/mid/2957322.stm (440 words)

	Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (May 31, 1757 - 1834), eldest son of Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor, by his first wife, Catherine Freman, who was born and educated at Cambridge, England.
		He was MP for Cambridgeshire, following the Whig traditions of his family, but after his succession to the earldom in 1790 he supported Pitt, and took office in 1801 as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1801-1806), where he supported Catholic emancipation.
		He married Elizabeth, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres, in 1782, but left no son.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_Yorke,_3rd_Earl_of_Hardwicke (168 words)

	William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (April 1, 1767 - January 19, 1845) was a British politician.
		On March 7, 1812 at the Earl of Powis' House, Berkeley Square, London, to Charlotte Robinson (1790 - July 3, 1813), with no issue.
		Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Eliot,_2nd_Earl_of_St_Germans (351 words)

	The Hindu : Plunder and splendour from India
		Powis became, by default, the home of Edward Clive, the 2nd Lord Clive of Plassey and son of Robert Clive better known as Clive of India.
		Edward Clive had married the daughter of the Earl of Powis who died heirless in 1801 so Clive's teenage son inherited the title while his father was still in India.
		Powis Castle is an unlikely setting for such an exotic museum, yet the castle itself is quite an eyeful in its own right.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/06/11/stories/1311135h.htm (1742 words)

	Earl of Powis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The title was created again in 1748 in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain, for the husband of the last holder's niece, but became extinct in 1801.
		It was created a final time in 1804 in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of the United Kingdom) Peerage of the United Kingdom, for the brother-in-law of the last holder, and this creation is still extant.
		The family seat is (Click link for more info and facts about Powis Castle) Powis Castle, near (Click link for more info and facts about Welshpool) Welshpool, (One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria) Wales.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/earl_of_powis.htm (307 words)

	PLYMOUTH (ENGLAND) - LoveToKnow Article on PLYMOUTH (ENGLAND) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PLYMOUTH, EARLS OF, a title first borne by Charles (16571680), an illegitimate son of the English king Charles II.
		His grandson Other (16791725) was the 2nd earl, and the earldom became extinct when Henry, the 8th earl, died in December 1843.
		Called again out of abeyance, the barony of Windsor came in 1855 to Harriet, a daughter of Other Archer, the 6th earl (17891833), and the -wife of Robert Henry Clive (1789I854), a younger son of Edward Clive, 1st earl of Powis.
	44.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PL/PLYMOUTH_ENGLAND_.htm (1960 words)

	BBC - Mid Wales Welshpool - Powis Castle
		It was bequeathed to The National Trust in 1952 by the 4th Earl of Powis and has been maintained by the Trust since that time.
		During the Civil War, the Earls of Powis supported the Royalist cause and the castle was captured by Parliamentary forces in 1644 and not returned to the Herbert family (who purchased it in 1587) until the restoration of the monarchy in 1661.
		He used to be a gardener at Powis Castle some years ago, and we used to play french cricket in the garden at Marl Lodge, Llandudno Junction in the late fifties.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/mid/sites/welshpool/pages/powis_castle.shtml (495 words)

	19. Powys Castle. Rhys, Ernest, ed. 1921. The Haunters & the Haunted
		Mr Hampson, being desirous to ascertain if there was any truth in the story, sent for the woman, and desired her to give an exact relation of the whole affair from her own mouth, and as near the truth as she possibly could.
		The quality were at this time in London, and had left the steward and his wife, with other servants, as usual, to take care of their country residence in their absence.
		He said, ‘This box and key must be taken out, and sent to the Earl in London’ (naming the Earl and his residence in the city).
	www.bartleby.com /166/19.html (1328 words)

	Topiary Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The final structural alterations to Powis Castle were undertaken at the beginning of the twentieth century by G.
		Bodley for George Herbert, fourth Earl of Powis (1862-1952) whose wife improved the garden which she felt had the potential to be 'the most beautiful in England and Wales'.
		He was succeeded in 1988 by his cousin, George Herbert, seventh Earl of Powis, eldest son of the Rt Rev. Percy Mark Herbert, former Bishop of Norwich.
	www.topiaryart.com /library/powis/publication/002.html (169 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - Database: History, Gardens, Movies
		Clive was the son of the famous “Clive of India” and brought new wealth to the depleted estates of Powis.
		Powis is world famous for its terraced gardens, probably designed by William Winde in the 1680s.
		Starting in 1911, Violet, wife of the 4th Earl, started the repair and restoration of the gardens; the look she created is part of the gardens today.
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /Houses_hgpm.asp?ID=1634 (732 words)

	Georgetown: Earl of Normanton Papers
		Normanton was one of the trustees of his father, the 2nd Earl, along with the 3rd Earl Nelson (his brother-in-law) and the Earl of Powis.
		Description: 22 letters from the 3rd Earl of Normanton's lawyers in Spalding, Lincoln to the Earl and his lawyers in London regarding the case between the Earl and the county government over public use of roads on his properties (Postland Estates).
		Description: 39 letters mostly from the 3rd Earl of Normanton's lawyers in Spalding, Lincoln to the Earl and his lawyers in London regarding a case between David Butler and the county government over public use of roads on the Earl's property (Postland Estate).
	gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/normantn.htm (2783 words)

	Earl Grey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The title Earl Grey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for General Sir Charles Grey.
		Earl Grey tea is named for the Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who served also as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
		The title Viscount Howick is the courtesy title for the eldest son of the Earl Grey.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Earldoms/Earl-Grey.html (127 words)

	OSWIO OF NORTHUMBRIA - LoveToKnow Article on OSWIO OF NORTHUMBRIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the Domesday Survey it is included in the manor of Maesbury, which Rainald, sheriff of Shropshire, held of Roger, earl of Shrewsbury; but Rainald or his predecessor Warin had already raised a fortification at Oswestry called Louvre.
		The manor passed in the reign of Henry I. to Alan Fitz-Flaad, in whose family it continued until the death of Henry Fitzalan, earl of Arundel, without male issue in 1580.
		The market rights were held by the lord of the manor until 1819, when Earl Powis sold them to the corporation.
	24.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OS/OSWIO_OF_NORTHUMBRIA.htm (2222 words)

	Victorian Welshpool - Powis Castle
		The castle was once a medieval military stronghold for the Welsh princes of Powys, with the oldest part of the present castle dating back to about
		Over the years Powis Castle was gradually transformed from a border fortress into a magnificent home for the gentry, filled with
		Powis Castle has been the home of successive generations of the
	history.powys.org.uk /school1/welshpool/powis.shtml (239 words)

	Earl of Chichester -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The most recent creation was in 1801 in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of the United Kingdom) Peerage of the United Kingdom.
		The current earl holds the subsidiary title of Baron Pelham of Stanmer (1762) in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain, and is an English (A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight) baronet (1611).
		Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baron Pelham of Stanmer (1728-1805) (became Earl of Chichester in 1801)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ea/Earl_of_Chichester.htm (320 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 49 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Herbert, Edward Clive, Earl of Powis 2nd, b.
		Herbert, Edward James, Earl of Powis 3rd, b.
		Herbert, George Edward Henry Arthur, Earl of Powis 2nd, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedx49.html (503 words)

	Archives Network Wales - Personal name index: E
		Earl of Dorset USE Sackville, Richard, 1590-1624, Earl of Dorset (Sackville
		Earl of Powis (Edward James Herbert) USE Herbert, Edward James, 1818-1891, Earl of Powis (Herbert
		Earl of Uxbridge, 2nd (Henry Williams Paget) USE Paget, Henry William, 1768-1854, Marquis of Anglesey, of Plâs-Newydd (Paget
	www.archivesnetworkwales.info /search/thesaurus/persons/list4.shtml (1201 words)

	House of Commons Journal Volume 9: 23 June 1685 \| British History Online
		AN ingrossed Bill, sent down from the Lords, intituled, An Act for rebuilding the Earl of Powis's House in Lincoln's Inn Fields, was read a Second time.
		Ordered, That the Earl of Midleton and Lord Preston have Leave to bring in a Bill for Relief of Widows and Orphans of the City of London.
		Ordered, That the said several Petitions be referred to the Committee to whom the Bill for Relief of the Earl of Cleaveland's Creditors, was committed; to examine the Allegations thereof; and report the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=27894 (922 words)

	Powis - Powis Hall Market, a Market in Oswestry, Shropshire. Search for (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Downie, P., Powis, I. Molecule-frame photoelectron angular distributions Powis, I. Photoelectron circular dichroism of the randomly oriented
		The present Earl of Powis bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Clive
		Discover the Powis family history and coat of arms for the Powis Origin.
	www.azhao.com /az/powis.html (201 words)

	a brief hitory of clun - shropshire - uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the Earls death., the Manor passed to his nephew Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, who left it to his fifth son, Sir Robert Howard.
		However in 1780 the 2nd Lord Clive (Later Earl of Powis) pulled down the old courthouse and used the material towards the building of what is now the Town Hall and which also houses the Museum.
		In 1932 the Earl of Powis gave the Town Hall to Clun and the Parish Council agreed to let the ground floor at a peppercorn rent for a museum, which has continued to grow ever since.
	www.bishopscastle.co.uk /tourism/clhist.htm (1016 words)

	Powys Archives-Lord Clive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		His father Lord Clive was made earl of Powis and the estates were managed by him until the son came of age in 1806.
		At the time of the trial of the "Newtown Three", Edward Herbert was the M.P. for Ludlow - a seat he was to hold until inheriting the earldom in 1839 - while his father was a Tory peer and opponent of the 1832 Reform Bill in the House of Lords.
		He died in 1848 after a tragic shooting accident at Powis Castle, when he was shot by one of his own sons and died a few days later.
	history.powys.org.uk /history/newt/clive.html (275 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 28 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edmund of Kent, Earl of Kent 2nd Plantagenet, b.
		Edmund of Rutland, Earl of Rutland Plantagenet, b.
		Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent 1 Plantagenet, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedFx28.html (733 words)

	Powis Castle, Welshpool, Welshpool / Trallwng
		Powis Castle, 1mi/2km to the south of Welshpool, has for over 500 years been the seat of the Earls of Powis.
		The Long Gallery has fine plaster decoration and pieces of early Georgian furniture, while in the Oak Drawing Room there is a portrait of the first Earl of Powis by Gainsborough.
		The terraced gardens were laid out in the early 18th century with balustrades and arcades and lead into the park, which was designed by "Capability" Brown and boasts some magnificent oak-trees.
	www.planetware.com /united-kingdom/powys-wales/welshpool/powis-castle-gb-pw-pow.htm (176 words)

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