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  HERTFORD - LoveToKnow Article on HERTFORD
Hertford was ambassador to France from 1763 to 1765; was lordlieutenant of Ireland in 1765 and 1766; and lord chamberlain of the household from 1766 to 1782.
His son FRANCIS CHARLES, the 3rd marquess (1777-1842), was an intimate friend of the prince regent, afterwards George IV., and is the original of the Marquis of Steyne in Thackerays Vanity Fair and of Lord Monmouth in Disraelis Coningsby.
HERTFORD, a market-town and municipal borough, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England, in the Hertford parliamentary division of the county, 24 m.
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 Hertford County, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hertford County is a county located in the U.S. State of North Carolina.
It was named for Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford, later 1st Marquess of Hertford.
In 1779 the northeastern part of Hertford County was combined with parts of Chowan County and Perquimans County to form Gates County.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
Francis-Seymour Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (July 5, 1718 – June 14, 1794) was born in Chelsea, England, and died in Surrey, England.
In 1755, according to Walpole, "The Earl of Hertford, a man of unblemished morals, but rather too gentle and cautious, to combat so presumptuous a court, was named Ambassador to Paris." However, due to the demands of the French, the journey was suspended.
In July 1793 he was created Earl of Yarmouth and Marquess of Hertford.
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 Marquess of Hertford - TheBestLinks.com - Baron Conway and Killultagh, November 2, 1743, 1993, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Marquess of Hertford - TheBestLinks.com - Baron Conway and Killultagh, November 2, 1743, 1993,...
Baron Conway and Killultagh, Marquess of Hertford, November 2, 1743, 1993, 1997...
The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Hertford (Peerage of Great Britain, 1750), Earl of Yarmouth (Peerage of Great Britain, 1793), Viscount Beauchamp of Hache (Peerage of Great Britain, 1750), Baron Conway of Ragley (Peerage of England, 1703), Baron Conway of Killultagh (Peerage of Ireland, 1712).
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Marquess of Hertford
The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain.
William Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hertford (1587-1660) (became Marquess of Hertford in 1641)
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 1st Marquess of Hertford (1587-1660) (restored to the Dukedom of Somerset in 1660)
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 ALCESTER - LoveToKnow Article on ALCESTER
(1821-1895), British admiral, son of Colonel Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour and cousin of Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th marquess of Hertford, was born on the lath of April 1821.
It is pleasantly situated among low wooded hills at the junction of the small stream Alne with the Arrow, a northern tributary of the Avon.
The church of St Nicholas, with the exception of the Decorated tower, is a reconstruction of 1734; among several monuments is a fine example of Chantrey's work, to the 2nd marquess of Hertford (d.
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 Hertford County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hertford County is a county located in the state of North Carolina.
Several large employers are located in Hertford County, including a privately run federal prison, a private college (Chowan College), a Nucor steel mill, several Perdue facilities, an aluminum extrusion facility in Winton, and a lumber processing facility in Ahoskie.
Hertford County is a member of the Mid-East Commission regional council of governments.
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 Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Most Honourable Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford PC (February 11, 1812 – January 25, 1884) was the son of Admiral Sir George Seymour and a great-grandson of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford.
Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford (1843–1912)
Georgina Emily Lucy Seymour (1848–1944), married Henry Stirling-Home-Drummond, maternal grandson of Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensbury.
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 Duke of Somerset - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
He was made Marquess of Hertford in 1640 and on 13_September 1660 shortly before his death on 24_October the title of Duke of Somerset was restored to him and the Seymour family.
The earldom of Hertford, the barony of Beauchamp, and the barony of Seymour of Trowbridge became extinct; and the dukedom of Somerset, together with the barony of Seymour, devolved on his distant cousin.
William Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hertford (1588-1660) (became Marquess of Hertford in 1640 and Duke of Somerset in 1660)
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 Wallace Collection --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is housed in Hertford House at Manchester Square, in Westminster.
In 1870 it was bequeathed by the 4th marquess of Hertford to his son, Richard Wallace, who adapted the house to receive the collection and added to it himself.
The house, built in 1776–88 and acquired in 1797 by the 2nd marquess of Hertford as his town home, was opened to the public in 1900.
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 Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of on Encyclopedia.com
HERTFORD, WILLIAM SEYMOUR, 1ST MARQUESS AND 2D EARL OF [Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of], 1588-1660, English nobleman; great grandson of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and grandson of Lady Catherine Grey, through whom he had a claim to the throne.
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 London - Wallace Collection
The first Marquess of Hertford had thirteen children, and the portraits he asked Reynolds to paint of two of his daughters (Nos.
His son was the celebrated Marquess of Hertford whose meteoric career enlivened the first half of the last century-the original of both Thackeray's Marquis of Steyne and Lord Beaconsfield's Coningsby, whose wealth, wit and reckless egoism provided food for gossip for many a year.
His son, Richard Seymaur-Conway, fourth Marquess of Hertford, spent his life in amassing, with the help of Sir Richard Wallace, the collection that is now the property of the British nation.
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 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hertford House was owned by the Wallace family, and the collection was mainly amassed by two men; Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford (1777-1842) and Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (1800-70).
The 3rd Marquess married the illegitimate daughter of an Italian opera dancer and (perhaps) the 4th Duke of Queensberry.
The 3rd Marquess and his wife spent most of their married life on two different continents, and not only because of the war between France and England.
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 HEREDITARY PEERAGES IN THE PEERAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN BELOW THE RANK OF A MARQUESS
16 Earldom of Hertford 3 August 1750(The Earldom is held by the Marquess of Hertford).
16 Viscountcy of Beauchamp 3 August 1750(The Viscountcy belongs to The Earldom of Hertford and is held by the Marquess of Hertford).
24 Viscountcy of Calne and Calstone 6 December 1784(The Viscountcy belongs to and is held by the Marquess of Lansdowne).
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 Writing Table (table à écrire) - Provenance
Commissioned 1784 by Marie Antoinette, queen of France [1755-1793], for her apartments in the palais des Tuileries, Paris.[1] Possibly Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th marquess of Hertford [1800-1870], Paris; Mme Oger de Bréart [née Louise Suzanne de Bréart, d.
The table is also listed in inventories of the Tuilieries made in 1788 and 1790; the inscribed "no. 12" on the underside of the table corresponds to the table's description in the earlier inventory.
He established her in an apartment at 6 rue Lafitte, a few doors away from his own, and later bought her a small "château" in the Bois de Boulogne so she would be near him at the Château de Bagatelle, which he had purchased from the French Crown shortly before.
www.nga.gov /collection/gallery/gg35/gg35-1573.0-prov.html   (464 words)

  
 Sir Richard Wallace
In 1870 the marquess of Hertford died unmarried, bequeathing to Wallace an enormous property, including Hertford House and its contents, the house in Paris, and large Irish estates.
In 1871 he was created a baronet for his services during the siege of Paris, when he equipped several ambulances, founded the Hertford British hospital, and spent money lavishly in relief.
It is now housed in Hertford House, Manchester Square, which was acquired and adapted by the government for the purpose.
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 Art/Museums: The Centennial of The Wallace Collection in London in 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The 4th Marquess of Hertford clearly did not approve of their union, and it was not until he died, thirty years after they met, that Wallace married Amelie-Julie.
The 4th Marquess, who acquired the bulk of the Wallace Collection, bought Bagatelle, a small 18th Century chateau in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris in 1835; Sir Richard had lived in Paris from the age of 6, leaving him more French than English.
"The 3rd Marquess of Hertford," (Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 1777-1842), painted circa 1823 by Sir Thomas Lawrence portrays the 21-year-old Lord Yarmouth (later the 3rd Marquess), who married "Mie-Mie," the illegitimate daughter of the 4th Duke of Queensbury and an Italian dancer.
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 Southampton Solent University Library
Aim; To establish whether or not the Fourth Marquess of Herford (1800-1870), as an English Collector, was avant garde in collecting French fine and decorative arts.
I have refered to Hertford as an English Collector, for ease in providing a comparison with other English collectors of the time, rather than to him as a European collector as this would hinder adequate comparison in the boundaries I have been given.
Collecting   Patronage   French   Marquess of Herford   Samuel Mawson  
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 Untitled Document
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Connor, and in the patronage of the Marquess of Hertford.
An infants' school, also supported by subscription, was established in 1832, and a building was erected for its use at an expense of £120, towards defraying which the Marquess of Hertford contributed £50.
The several charitable bequests amount in the aggregate to £2750, invested in government securities, the interest of which sum is distributed in winter among the poor, according to the wills of the respective donors.
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 Beauchamp Definition / Beauchamp Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Viscount Beauchamp of HacheThe titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain.
Lord Hertford holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Hertford (Peerage of Great Britain, 1750), Earl of Yarmouth (Peerage of Great Britain, 1793), Viscount Beauchamp (Peerage of Great Britain, 1750), Baron Conway, of Ragley in the County of Warwick (Peerage of England, 1703), and Baron Conway of Killultagh, of Killultagh in the Cou...
A family name for a number of the Baron BergavennyThe title of Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced "Abergenny") was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Earl of Abergavenny.
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 Madame Perregaux by VIGÉE-LEBRUN, Élisabeth
Madame Perregaux was the wife of a Parisian banker whose clients included the third Marquess of Hertford and the artist herself.
The painting was bought by the fourth Marquess of Hertford to the present Wallace Collection.
Vigée-Lebrun, ravished by the charm of her own appearance, and hardly able to paint a male sitter, continued the 18th century's cult of women.
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 Marquess of Hertford: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerage (peerage: The peers of a kingdom considered as a group) s of England (England: A division of the United Kingdom) and Great Britain (Great Britain: An island comprising England and Scotland and Wales).
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester (Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester: gilbert de clare, 7th earl of hertford and 3rd earl of gloucester was born 2 september,...
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset: charles seymour, 6th duke of somerset, sometimes referred to as the "proud duke" (13 august,...
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 6394
He is the son of Hugh Edward Conway Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford and Pamela Therese Louise de Chimay, Princesse de Chimay.
She is the daughter of Hugh Edward Conway Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford and Pamela Therese Louise de Chimay, Princesse de Chimay.
She is the daughter of Henry Jocelyn Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford and Beatriz Karam.
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 Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sir Richard held the title of Lord Yarmouth; he succeeded his father as Marquess of Hertford in 1842.
The Marquess was named a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1846, and in 1855, received the cross of a Commander of the Legion of Honour for his encouragement of the arts.
A Captain in the British Army, he died unmarried and was thus succeeded by his cousin as 5th Marquess.
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 Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of.
He escaped and fled the country, but returned in 1616 after Arabella’s death.
Made a privy councillor (1640) and marquess of Hertford (1640), he fought for Charles I in the civil war.
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 Glenavy or Lynavy Parish, Co. Antrim, Ireland, ©Jane Lyons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
and in the patronage of the Marquess of Hertford, who is impropriator of the rectory and proprietor of the parish : the tithes amount to £221.
The glebe-house, in the parish of Camlin, was built in 1819, on a site given by the Marquess of Hereford, at an expense of £1072, of which £500 was a loan and £300 a gift from the late Board of First Fruits.
The church was rebuilt in 1814 ; it is a handsome edifice with a square tower, for the erection of which the Marquess of Hertford subscribed £100 and the late Board gave £200 and lent £250.
www.from-ireland.net /lewis/ant/glenavy.htm   (474 words)

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