Marquess of Bristol
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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 Barony of Hervey is in the Peerage of England
, the Earldom of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain
and the Earldom of Jermyn
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 ex 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 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, as well as his bisexuality
, but has been applied to the family throughout the centuries. According to the Dictionary of National Biography
the Hervey family have been described as "active and brave, but reckless and over- confident ... greatly addicted to intrigue ...". Dr Johnson thought them good company. "If you will call a dog Hervey," he said, "I shall love him."
The Herveys lived at the Ickworth Estate
(Suffolk
) from the mid 15th century to 1998. The present-day appearance of Ickworth House
was created by the end of the 18th century under the 4th Earl of Bristol
. The traditional burial place of the Hervey family is Ickworth Church
, which is also located on the estate. The line of Herveys buried in the vault under the church and in the churchyard begins with Thomas Hervey (d. 1467, who was the first of this family to own Ickworth) and includes every Earl and Marquess of Bristol, as well as many of their daughters and wives. In 1956, on the death of the 4th Marquess
(d. 1951), his widow gave the house and grounds, excluding the church, to the National Trust
in lieu of death duties. The family, through whoever currently held the title of the Marquess of Bristol, was given a 99-year lease to occupy the East Wing of Ickworth, upon paying certain related yearly expenses.
In 1998, the 7th Marquess
sold the remaining lease to the National Trust, partly for funds and partly to ward off an eviction action based on his behaviour as a tenant. He died in 1999, having spent virtually all of his inherited fortune. His heir, the current Marquess of Bristol
, has spoken of his anger at not being allowed by the National Trust to repurchase the lease and assume residence in the ancestral home The National Trust converted the East Wing into a hotel, contravening the wishes of Ickworth's donor, who had stipulated that they should always make accommodation available for the head of the family.
This family descends from Sir Thomas Hervey. He was Member of Parliament
for Bury St Edmunds
from 1679 to 1690, and many members of the family represented this constituency in the House of Commons
. The first to follow in his footsteps was his son John Hervey
. In 1703, he was raised to the Peerage of England
as Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk, and in 1714 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain
. The 1st Earl of Bristol died in 1751. His two eldest sons (Carr and John) having died before him, he was succeeded in turn by three of his grandsons - all brothers and sons of the 1st Earl's younger son John. An early ancestor of Sir Thomas Hervey was John Hervey (b.1290) of Bedfordshire. His descendant was Thomas Hervey (d.1467), who was the first Hervey to live at Ickworth, Suffolk.
The 2nd Earl
held political office as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Privy Seal
and died unmarried. He was succeeded as 3rd Earl
by his younger brother, who was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
and also served as Chief Secretary for Ireland
from 1766 to 1767. He also died without legitimate issue and was succeeded by the next younger brother, who thereby became the 4th Earl
. Known as the "Earl-Bishop", the fourth Earl served as Bishop of Cloyne
from 1767 to 1768 and as Bishop of Derry
from 1768 to 1803. Although an efficient clergyman, varying estimates have been found of his character. In 1795, he began expanding his ancestral home, thus creating Ickworth House
in its modern form. The house was still unfinished when he died in 1803 and was completed by his successor. In 1799 he became the fifth Baron Howard de Walden when the abeyance
of this peerage was terminated. Lord Bristol married Elizabeth, sister and heir of Sir Charles Davers, 5th Baronet (c. 1730–1763), and great-granddaughter of Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn
(see the Baron Jermyn
). His second son, John Augustus Hervey, Lord Hervey, was a Captain in the Royal Navy and also served as ambassador to Florence. He predeceased his father. His daughter the Hon. Elizabeth Catherine Caroline Hervey (1780–1803) married Charles Ellis, later first Baron Seaford
. Their son Charles succeeded as sixth Baron Howard of Walden on the death of his great-grandfather, Lord Bristol, in 1803 (see Baron Howard de Walden
and Baron Seaford
). Upon the 4th Earl's death, the Bristol title passed to his third but eldest surviving son Frederick
, who thereby became the 5th Earl. He was a politician and served under Henry Addington
as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1801 to 1803.
In 1826 the 5th Earl was created Marquess of Bristol and Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk, both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. On his death in 1859 the titles passed to his eldest son Frederick (1800–1864)
. The 2nd Marquess was a Tory
politician and was Treasurer of the Household
under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846. When he died, the marquessate passed to his eldest son, also named Frederick
. Before succeeding as 3rd Marquess, he had represented the traditional family seat in parliament and also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. The 3rd Marquess died without male issue and was succeeded in turn by two of his nephews, the sons of Lord Augustus Hervey
, second son of the 2nd Marquess. The 4th Marquess was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy and also sat, as his uncle had done, as Conservative Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds. He had no sons and was succeeded in the Hervey titles and estates by his younger brother. The 5th Marquess
was Minister and Consul-General to Colombia
from 1919 to 1923, and Minister to Peru
and Ecuador
from 1923 to 1929. His only son, the 6th Marquess
, was chancellor of the Monarchist League
. He moved to Monte Carlo
in early 1979 as tax exile
, where he died on 10 March 1985.
The 6th Marquess of Bristol married three times. His son from his first marriage succeeded as 7th Marquess
. A flamboyant character, he died childless and virtually penniless after decades of drug abuse at the age of 44 in January 1999. The 6th Marquess's only child from his second marriage, Lord Nicholas Hervey
, died by his own hand at the age of 36 in 1998. From his third marriage, the 6th Marquess had three children: Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
, Lady Victoria Hervey
and Lady Isabella Hervey
. While the present Lord Bristol is involved in business, his two sisters are reality TV actresses and socialites whose lives feature in the popular press (the latter being the "Face of Playboy
UK").
to the Holy Roman Emperor
and took part in the famous jousts at the Field of the Cloth of Gold
in 1520. His grandson Henry Hervey was created Baron Hervey
in 1620. The Hon. Thomas Hervey, second son from the second marriage of the first Earl, held the family seat in parliament. The Hon. William Hervey, third son from the second marriage of the first Earl, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. The Hon. Felton Hervey, sixth son from the second marriage of the first Earl, represented the family seat in Parliament and was the grandfather of Felton Hervey-Bathurst, who was created a Baronet in 1818 (see Hervey-Bathurst Baronets
).
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. The Right Reverend Lord Arthur Hervey, fourth son of the first Marquess, was Bishop of Bath and Wells
between 1869 and 1894. Lord Alfred Hervey
, sixth son of the first Marquess, was a Conservative politician. His eldest son Reverend Canon Frederick Alfred John Hervey (1846–1910) was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria
from 1886 to 1901, and Domestic Chaplain to King Edward VII
from 1878 to 1910. Lord Augustus Hervey
, second son of the second Marquess, sat as Member of Parliament for West Suffolk
. Lord Francis Hervey
, fourth son of the second Marquess, represented the family seat in parliament and also served as First Civil Service Commissioner from 1907 to 1909.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
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
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
(1826), and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth
Ickworth House
Ickworth House is a country house outside Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical structure topped by a giant rotunda in a park extending to 1800 acres. It is in the care of the National Trust, and, as part of the Ickworth House, Park & Garden property, is open to the...
in the County of Suffolk (1703). The Barony of Hervey is in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
, the Earldom of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
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and the Earldom of Jermyn
Jermyn
Jermyn or Germyn may refer to:People* Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans * Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn , English Member of Parliament, nephew of Henry Jermyn* Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover...
in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. Earl Jermyn is used as courtesy title
Courtesy title
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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 ex county of West Suffolk). The present holder of these titles is Frederick Hervey
Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol , succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol...
(born 19 October 1979), the 8th Marquess and 12th Earl of Bristol.
The Hervey 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
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
and to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat and writer. Montagu is today chiefly remembered for her letters, particularly her letters from Turkey, as wife to the British ambassador, which have been described by Billie Melman as “the very first example of a secular work by a woman about...
. It has been read as a reference to the second Lord Hervey's noted originality and eccentricity, as well as his bisexuality
Bisexuality
Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...
, but has been applied to the family throughout the centuries. According to the Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885...
the Hervey family have been described as "active and brave, but reckless and over- confident ... greatly addicted to intrigue ...". Dr Johnson thought them good company. "If you will call a dog Hervey," he said, "I shall love him."
Family seat
Ickworth House
Ickworth House is a country house outside Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical structure topped by a giant rotunda in a park extending to 1800 acres. It is in the care of the National Trust, and, as part of the Ickworth House, Park & Garden property, is open to the...
(Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
) from the mid 15th century to 1998. The present-day appearance of Ickworth House
Ickworth House
Ickworth House is a country house outside Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical structure topped by a giant rotunda in a park extending to 1800 acres. It is in the care of the National Trust, and, as part of the Ickworth House, Park & Garden property, is open to the...
was created by the end of the 18th century under the 4th Earl of Bristol
Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, PC , known as The Earl-Bishop, was Bishop of Cloyne from 1767 to 1768 and Bishop of Derry from 1768 to 1803.- Life :...
. The traditional burial place of the Hervey family is Ickworth Church
St Mary's Church, Ickworth
Ickworth Church , is a former parish church located within Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.-History:...
, which is also located on the estate. The line of Herveys buried in the vault under the church and in the churchyard begins with Thomas Hervey (d. 1467, who was the first of this family to own Ickworth) and includes every Earl and Marquess of Bristol, as well as many of their daughters and wives. In 1956, on the death of the 4th Marquess
Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician.He succeeded his uncle Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol in 1907...
(d. 1951), his widow gave the house and grounds, excluding the church, to the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
in lieu of death duties. The family, through whoever currently held the title of the Marquess of Bristol, was given a 99-year lease to occupy the East Wing of Ickworth, upon paying certain related yearly expenses.
In 1998, the 7th Marquess
John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William John Augustus Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol , also known as John Jermyn and John Hervey, was a British aristocrat and businessman, notable for his wealth, drug addiction, imprisonment on drugs charges, homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle.-Family:John was born five years into...
sold the remaining lease to the National Trust, partly for funds and partly to ward off an eviction action based on his behaviour as a tenant. He died in 1999, having spent virtually all of his inherited fortune. His heir, the current Marquess of Bristol
Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol , succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol...
, has spoken of his anger at not being allowed by the National Trust to repurchase the lease and assume residence in the ancestral home The National Trust converted the East Wing into a hotel, contravening the wishes of Ickworth's donor, who had stipulated that they should always make accommodation available for the head of the family.
History
Member of Parliament
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for Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)
Bury St Edmunds is a county constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It elects one Member of Parliament to in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
from 1679 to 1690, and many members of the family represented this constituency in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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. The first to follow in his footsteps was his son John Hervey
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol was an English politician.John Hervey was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of Sir Thomas Hervey. He was educated in Bury and at Clare College, Cambridge...
. In 1703, he was raised to the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
as Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk, and in 1714 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. The 1st Earl of Bristol died in 1751. His two eldest sons (Carr and John) having died before him, he was succeeded in turn by three of his grandsons - all brothers and sons of the 1st Earl's younger son John. An early ancestor of Sir Thomas Hervey was John Hervey (b.1290) of Bedfordshire. His descendant was Thomas Hervey (d.1467), who was the first Hervey to live at Ickworth, Suffolk.
The 2nd Earl
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol
George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol , the eldest son of John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, by his marriage with Mary , daughter of Nicholas Lepell....
held political office as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
and died unmarried. He was succeeded as 3rd Earl
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC was a British admiral and politician.-Naval career:As a young man, he entered the Navy, where his promotion was rapid...
by his younger brother, who was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and also served as Chief Secretary for Ireland
Chief Secretary for Ireland
The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...
from 1766 to 1767. He also died without legitimate issue and was succeeded by the next younger brother, who thereby became the 4th Earl
Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, PC , known as The Earl-Bishop, was Bishop of Cloyne from 1767 to 1768 and Bishop of Derry from 1768 to 1803.- Life :...
. Known as the "Earl-Bishop", the fourth Earl served as Bishop of Cloyne
Bishop of Cloyne
The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics....
from 1767 to 1768 and as Bishop of Derry
Bishop of Derry
The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:...
from 1768 to 1803. Although an efficient clergyman, varying estimates have been found of his character. In 1795, he began expanding his ancestral home, thus creating Ickworth House
Ickworth House
Ickworth House is a country house outside Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical structure topped by a giant rotunda in a park extending to 1800 acres. It is in the care of the National Trust, and, as part of the Ickworth House, Park & Garden property, is open to the...
in its modern form. The house was still unfinished when he died in 1803 and was completed by his successor. In 1799 he became the fifth Baron Howard de Walden when the abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
of this peerage was terminated. Lord Bristol married Elizabeth, sister and heir of Sir Charles Davers, 5th Baronet (c. 1730–1763), and great-granddaughter of Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn
Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn
Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 to 1684 when he succeeded to the peerage.Jermyn was the son of Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrooke, Suffolk....
(see the Baron Jermyn
Baron Jermyn
Baron Jermyn, of St Edmundsbury, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643 for Henry Jermyn, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his nephews. In 1660 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of St Albans, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body...
). His second son, John Augustus Hervey, Lord Hervey, was a Captain in the Royal Navy and also served as ambassador to Florence. He predeceased his father. His daughter the Hon. Elizabeth Catherine Caroline Hervey (1780–1803) married Charles Ellis, later first Baron Seaford
Baron Seaford
Baron Seaford, of Seaford in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1826 for Charles Ellis, who had earlier represented Heytesbury, Seaford and East Grinstead in the House of Commons. In 1798 he married the Hon...
. Their son Charles succeeded as sixth Baron Howard of Walden on the death of his great-grandfather, Lord Bristol, in 1803 (see Baron Howard de Walden
Baron Howard de Walden
Baron Howard de Walden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ of summons, by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597. The title was reportedly granted for the Admiral's role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588...
and Baron Seaford
Baron Seaford
Baron Seaford, of Seaford in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1826 for Charles Ellis, who had earlier represented Heytesbury, Seaford and East Grinstead in the House of Commons. In 1798 he married the Hon...
). Upon the 4th Earl's death, the Bristol title passed to his third but eldest surviving son Frederick
Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Hervey between 1796 and 1803 and known as The Earl of Bristol between 1803 and 1826, was a British peer....
, who thereby became the 5th Earl. He was a politician and served under Henry Addington
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC was a British statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804....
as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1801 to 1803.
In 1826 the 5th Earl was created Marquess of Bristol and Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk, both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. On his death in 1859 the titles passed to his eldest son Frederick (1800–1864)
Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA , styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician...
. The 2nd Marquess was a Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician and was Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846. When he died, the marquessate passed to his eldest son, also named Frederick
Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol was a British peer and Member of Parliament ....
. Before succeeding as 3rd Marquess, he had represented the traditional family seat in parliament and also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. The 3rd Marquess died without male issue and was succeeded in turn by two of his nephews, the sons of Lord Augustus Hervey
Lord Augustus Hervey
Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Hervey was the second son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol, and Lady Katherine Isabella, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland...
, second son of the 2nd Marquess. The 4th Marquess was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy and also sat, as his uncle had done, as Conservative Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds. He had no sons and was succeeded in the Hervey titles and estates by his younger brother. The 5th Marquess
Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol
Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Herbert Hervey from 1907 to 1951, was a British peer...
was Minister and Consul-General to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
from 1919 to 1923, and Minister to Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
from 1923 to 1929. His only son, the 6th Marquess
Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol , was a British aristocrat and businessman. He is notable for having served a jail term for jewel theft...
, was chancellor of the Monarchist League
Monarchist League
The Monarchist League may refer to:*The International Monarchist League founded in 1943 and based in London, England.*The Australian Monarchist League, founded in 1943, affiliated with the IML until 1993....
. He moved to Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
in early 1979 as tax exile
Tax exile
A tax exile is one who chooses to leave a country with a high tax burden and instead to reside in a foreign nation or jurisdiction which takes a lower portion of earnings. Going into tax exile is a means of tax mitigation or avoidance.-Legal status:...
, where he died on 10 March 1985.
The 6th Marquess of Bristol married three times. His son from his first marriage succeeded as 7th Marquess
John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William John Augustus Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol , also known as John Jermyn and John Hervey, was a British aristocrat and businessman, notable for his wealth, drug addiction, imprisonment on drugs charges, homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle.-Family:John was born five years into...
. A flamboyant character, he died childless and virtually penniless after decades of drug abuse at the age of 44 in January 1999. The 6th Marquess's only child from his second marriage, Lord Nicholas Hervey
Lord Nicholas Hervey
Lord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey was the only child born to the 6th Marquess of Bristol by his second wife Lord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey (26 November 1961–26 January 1998) was the only child born to the 6th Marquess of Bristol by his second...
, died by his own hand at the age of 36 in 1998. From his third marriage, the 6th Marquess had three children: Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol , succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol...
, Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Frederica Isabella Hervey is an English model, socialite, aristocrat and former "It girl".- Background :Lady Victoria is the elder daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton. She is the older sister of the 8th Marquess of Bristol and of Lady...
and Lady Isabella Hervey
Lady Isabella Hervey
Lady Isabella Frederica Louisa Hervey is a British socialite, model, and actress. She is the youngest daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton, half-sister of the 7th Marquess of Bristol, and Lord Nicholas Hervey, both deceased, and sister of the 8th Marquess...
. While the present Lord Bristol is involved in business, his two sisters are reality TV actresses and socialites whose lives feature in the popular press (the latter being the "Face of Playboy
Playboy
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UK").
Other family members
Several 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 Henry VIIIHenry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
to the Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...
and took part in the famous jousts at the Field of the Cloth of Gold
Field of the Cloth of Gold
The Field of Cloth of Gold is the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guînes and Ardres, in France, near Calais. It was the site of a meeting that took place from 7 June to 24 June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France. The meeting was arranged to increase...
in 1520. His grandson Henry Hervey was created Baron Hervey
Baron Hervey
Baron Hervey is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1620 when William Hervey was made Baron Hervey, of Rosse in the County of Wexford. In 1628 he was also created Baron...
in 1620. The Hon. Thomas Hervey, second son from the second marriage of the first Earl, held the family seat in parliament. The Hon. William Hervey, third son from the second marriage of the first Earl, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. The Hon. Felton Hervey, sixth son from the second marriage of the first Earl, represented the family seat in Parliament and was the grandfather of Felton Hervey-Bathurst, who was created a Baronet in 1818 (see Hervey-Bathurst Baronets
Hervey-Bathurst Baronets
The Hervey-Bathurst Baronetcy, of Larinston in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 December 1818 for Felton Hervey-Bathurst, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to the heirs male of his father. Hervey-Bathurst was the...
).
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. The Right Reverend Lord Arthur Hervey, fourth son of the first Marquess, was Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in...
between 1869 and 1894. Lord Alfred Hervey
Lord Alfred Hervey
Lord Alfred Hervey , known before 1826 as Alfred Hervey, was a minor British politician. He was the youngest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol. He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government and Lord Palmerston's first government.Lord Alfred was one of...
, sixth son of the first Marquess, was a Conservative politician. His eldest son Reverend Canon Frederick Alfred John Hervey (1846–1910) was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
from 1886 to 1901, and Domestic Chaplain to King Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
from 1878 to 1910. Lord Augustus Hervey
Lord Augustus Hervey
Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Hervey was the second son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol, and Lady Katherine Isabella, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland...
, second son of the second Marquess, sat as Member of Parliament for West Suffolk
West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
. Lord Francis Hervey
Lord Francis Hervey
Lord Francis Hervey JP was a British barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1874 and 1892.-Background:...
, fourth son of the second Marquess, represented the family seat in parliament and also served as First Civil Service Commissioner from 1907 to 1909.
Baron Hervey (1703)
- John Hervey, 1st Baron HerveyJohn Hervey, 1st Earl of BristolJohn Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol was an English politician.John Hervey was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of Sir Thomas Hervey. He was educated in Bury and at Clare College, Cambridge...
(1665–1751), created Earl of Bristol in 1714 - John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey (1696–1743), sat in House of Lords during his father's lifetime by writ of accelerationWrit of accelerationA writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
Earls of Bristol (1714)
- John Hervey, 1st Earl of BristolJohn Hervey, 1st Earl of BristolJohn Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol was an English politician.John Hervey was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of Sir Thomas Hervey. He was educated in Bury and at Clare College, Cambridge...
(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 (1721–1775)
- Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724–1779)
- Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol (1730–1803)
- George Hervey (1755–c. 1764)
- John Augustus Hervey, Lord HerveyJohn Hervey, Lord HerveyJohn Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey , English courtier and political writer and memoirist, was the eldest son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, by his second wife, Elizabeth. He was known as Lord Hervey from 1723, upon the death of his elder half-brother, Carr, the only son of his father's first wife,...
(1757–1796) (courtesy title)
- Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl of Bristol (1769–1859) (created Marquess of Bristol in 1826)
Marquesses of Bristol (1826)
- Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of BristolFrederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of BristolFrederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Hervey between 1796 and 1803 and known as The Earl of Bristol between 1803 and 1826, was a British peer....
(1769–1859) - Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of BristolFrederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of BristolFrederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA , styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician...
(1800–1864) - Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of BristolFrederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of BristolFrederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol was a British peer and Member of Parliament ....
(1834–1907) - Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of BristolFrederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of BristolFrederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician.He succeeded his uncle Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol in 1907...
(1863–1951) - Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of BristolHerbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of BristolHerbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Herbert Hervey from 1907 to 1951, was a British peer...
(1870–1960) - Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of BristolVictor Hervey, 6th Marquess of BristolVictor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol , was a British aristocrat and businessman. He is notable for having served a jail term for jewel theft...
(1915–1985) - John Hervey, 7th Marquess of BristolJohn Hervey, 7th Marquess of BristolFrederick William John Augustus Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol , also known as John Jermyn and John Hervey, was a British aristocrat and businessman, notable for his wealth, drug addiction, imprisonment on drugs charges, homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle.-Family:John was born five years into...
(1954–1999) - Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of BristolFrederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of BristolFrederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol , succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol...
(b. 1979)
- The heir presumptiveHeir PresumptiveAn heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is Alexander George Hervey (b. 26 May 1920), the second cousin of the holder's grandfather.
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See also
- Earl of BristolEarl of BristolEarl of Bristol is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1622 in favour of the politician and diplomat John Digby who served for many years as Ambassador to Spain, and had already been created Baron Digby of Sherborne, in the...
- Baron JermynBaron JermynBaron Jermyn, of St Edmundsbury, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643 for Henry Jermyn, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his nephews. In 1660 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of St Albans, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body...
- Baron Hervey (1620 creation)Baron HerveyBaron Hervey is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1620 when William Hervey was made Baron Hervey, of Rosse in the County of Wexford. In 1628 he was also created Baron...
- Baron Howard de WaldenBaron Howard de WaldenBaron Howard de Walden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ of summons, by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597. The title was reportedly granted for the Admiral's role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588...
- Baron SeafordBaron SeafordBaron Seaford, of Seaford in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1826 for Charles Ellis, who had earlier represented Heytesbury, Seaford and East Grinstead in the House of Commons. In 1798 he married the Hon...
- Hervey-Bathurst BaronetsHervey-Bathurst BaronetsThe Hervey-Bathurst Baronetcy, of Larinston in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 December 1818 for Felton Hervey-Bathurst, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to the heirs male of his father. Hervey-Bathurst was the...
- Ickworth HouseIckworth HouseIckworth House is a country house outside Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical structure topped by a giant rotunda in a park extending to 1800 acres. It is in the care of the National Trust, and, as part of the Ickworth House, Park & Garden property, is open to the...
- Ickworth ChurchSt Mary's Church, IckworthIckworth Church , is a former parish church located within Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.-History:...
- Hotel BristolHotel BristolThere are more than 200 hotels around the world called Bristol. Italy has the most, with more than 50, France has around 30. They range from the grand European hotels, such as Hôtel Le Bristol Paris and the Bristol in Vienna to budget hotels, such as the SRO Bristol in San Francisco...