Mervyn Herbert, Viscount Clive
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Mervyn Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth, styled Viscount Clive (7 May 1904 – March 1943) was a British peer and soldier.
Styled the Hon. Mervyn Herbert from birth, he was the second son of George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis and his wife Violet, suo jure 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth
. His elder brother Percy, twelve years his senior, was killed fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, at which point Mervyn became heir to his father's title Earl of Powis
and took the courtesy title Viscount Clive.
Mervyn would follow in his brother's footsteps by fighting for Britain, gaining the rank of Squadron Leader
in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
. In 1929, at the death of his mother, he inherited the title of Baron Darcy de Knayth
, making him a peer in his own right (while retaining the higher title of Viscount Clive by courtesy). In 1934 he married Vida Cuthbert, by whom he had one daughter.
He died in 1943 on active service. His barony passed to his four-year-old daughter Davina
. His father was left without male heirs so on his death his earldom passed to a distant cousin.
Styled the Hon. Mervyn Herbert from birth, he was the second son of George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis and his wife Violet, suo jure 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth
Violet Herbert, Countess of Powis
Violet Ida Eveline Herbert, Countess of Powis and 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth was a British peeress....
. His elder brother Percy, twelve years his senior, was killed fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, at which point Mervyn became heir to his father's title Earl of Powis
Earl of Powis
Earl of Powis is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis. In 1687 he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Powis...
and took the courtesy title Viscount Clive.
Mervyn would follow in his brother's footsteps by fighting for Britain, gaining the rank of Squadron Leader
Squadron Leader
Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve consists of a number of groupings of individual military reservists for the management and operation of the Royal Air Force's Air Training Corps and CCF Air Cadet formations, Volunteer Gliding Squadrons , Air Experience Flights, and also to form the...
. In 1929, at the death of his mother, he inherited the title of Baron Darcy de Knayth
Baron Darcy de Knayth
Baron Darcy de Knayth is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1332 for John Darcy. At the death of the sixth baron, the barony fell into abeyance, which the Sovereign terminated in 1641 in favour of Conyers Darcy. The next baron, also named Conyers, was granted the title of Earl of...
, making him a peer in his own right (while retaining the higher title of Viscount Clive by courtesy). In 1934 he married Vida Cuthbert, by whom he had one daughter.
He died in 1943 on active service. His barony passed to his four-year-old daughter Davina
Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth
Davina Marcia Herbert Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, DBE was a crossbench member of the House of Lords, continuing to sit after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 as an elected peer.-Biography:...
. His father was left without male heirs so on his death his earldom passed to a distant cousin.