Marquess of Bristol
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Marquessate of Bristol | |
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heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Bristol Earl Jermyn Baron Hervey |
Former seat(s) | Ickworth House |
Motto | JE N'OUBLIERAY JAMAIS (I shall never forget) |
Marquess of Bristol is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the Hervey family since 1826. The Marquess's subsidiary titles are Earl of Bristol (created 1714), Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk (1826), and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk (1703). The Hervey barony is in the Peerage of England, the earldom of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain and the Jermyn earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earl Jermyn is used as courtesy title by the Marquess's eldest son and heir. The Marquess of Bristol also holds the office of Hereditary High Steward of the Liberty of St Edmund (a liberty encompassing the entire former county of West Suffolk). The present holder of these titles is Frederick Hervey (born 19 October 1979), the 8th Marquess and 12th Earl of Bristol.
The Hervey (pronounced "Harvey"[a]) family has often been considered unconventional; the 18th-century phrase "When God created the human race, he made men, women and Herveys" is attributed variously to French philosopher Voltaire and to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. It has been read as a reference to the second Lord Hervey's noted originality and eccentricity, but has been applied to the family throughout the centuries. According to the Dictionary of National Biography,[2] the Hervey family have been described as "active and brave, but reckless and overconfident ... greatly addicted to intrigue ...". Dr Johnson thought them good company: "If you will call a dog Hervey," he said, "I shall love him."[3]
History
The early Herveys were of French origins in particular the Duke of Orleans and a son named Robert Fitz-Hervey who accompanied
The
In 1826 the 5th Earl
The 6th Marquess of Bristol married three times. His son from his first marriage succeeded as 7th Marquess. A flamboyant character, he died childless at the age of 44 in January 1999.[7] The 6th Marquess's only son from his second marriage, Lord Nicholas Hervey, died at the age of 36 in 1998. From his third marriage, the 6th Marquess had three children: Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol,[1] Lady Victoria Hervey and Lady Isabella Hervey.
Other family members
A significant number of other members of the family have also gained distinction. Sir Nicholas Hervey (d. 1532), brother of John Hervey, great-great-great-grandfather of the first Earl, was Ambassador from
Sir George William Hervey (1845–1915), Comptroller-General and Secretary of the National Debt from 1894 to 1910, was the son of Lord William Hervey (1805–1850), third son of the first Marquess.
Baron Hervey (1703)
- John Hervey, 1st Baron Hervey (1665–1751) (created Earl of Bristol in 1714)
- John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey (1696–1743), sat in the House of Lords during his father's lifetime by writ of acceleration
Earl of Bristol (1714)
- John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, 1st Baron Hervey (1665–1751)
- Carr Hervey, Lord Hervey (1691–1723) (courtesy title)
- John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey (1696–1743) (courtesy title until 1733, then sitting in House of Lords)
- George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, (de jure) 2nd Baron Hervey (1721–1775)
- Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, 3rd Baron Hervey (1724–1779)
- Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, 4th Baron Hervey, 5th Baron Howard de Walden (1730–1803)
- George Hervey (1755 – c. 1764)
- John Augustus Hervey, Lord Hervey (1757–1796) (courtesy title)
- Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl of Bristol, 5th Baron Hervey (1769–1859) (created Marquess of Bristol in 1826)
The Howard de Walden barony did not pass to the next earl. It instead passed through male-preference primogeniture to the 4th Earl's great-grandson Charles Ellis, son of the 4th Earl's granddaughter Elizabeth Hervey, Baroness Seaford.
Marquess of Bristol (1826)
- Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, 5th Earl of Bristol, 5th Baron Hervey (1769–1859)
- Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol, 6th Earl of Bristol, 6th Baron Hervey (1800–1864)
- Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol, 7th Earl of Bristol, 7th Baron Hervey (1834–1907)
- Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol, 8th Earl of Bristol, 8th Baron Hervey (1863–1951)
- Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol, 9th Earl of Bristol, 9th Baron Hervey (1870–1960)
- Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol, 10th Earl of Bristol, 10th Baron Hervey (1915–1985)
- Frederick William John Augustus Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol, 11th Earl of Bristol, 11th Baron Hervey (1954–1999)
- Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol, 12th Earl of Bristol, 12th Baron Hervey (born 1979)
The heir apparent is the 8th Marquess' son, Frederick William Herbert Morley Hervey, Earl Jermyn (born 2022).
Title succession chart
Line of succession
Line of succession
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Family seat
The Herveys lived at
In 1998, the 7th Marquess surrendered the remaining term of the lease to the National Trust, partly for funds and partly to ward off threatened forfeiture based on his behaviour as tenant. He died in 1999 with minimal remaining assets. His heir, the Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol, spoke in 2001 of his anger at not being granted a new lease as it went against the original Letter of Wishes when the house was handed over to the National Trust.[11] The National Trust converted the East Wing into a hotel. In 2009 Sir Simon Jenkins, the National Trust's new chairman, stated, "I think it is in our interest for the Marquesses of Bristol to be living there."
See also
- Earl of Bristol
- Davers baronets
- Baron Jermyn
- Baron Hervey (1620 creation)
- Baron Howard de Walden
- Baron Seaford
- Hervey-Bathurst baronets
- Ickworth House
- Ickworth Church
- Hotel Bristol
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Family history". bristolestates.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ Berens, Jessica (11 January 1999). "Obituary: The Marquess of Bristol". The Independent.
- ^ "No. 3895". The London Gazette. 11 March 1702. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 5268". The London Gazette. 16 October 1714. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 18259". The London Gazette. 17 June 1826. p. 1478.
- ^ "Obituary:The Marquess of Bristol". independent.co.uk. 12 January 1999. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "No. 28083". The London Gazette. 26 November 1907. p. 8187.
- ISBN 2-940085-02-1.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Interview with The Suffolk Magazine, August 2001.
External links
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 141.
- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.[page needed]
- "Why are so many hotels named 'Bristol'?"