Peerage Record – 2386

     Mary FitzGerald was the daughter of William FitzGerald.² She married Lucius O’Brien, 13th Baron of Inchiquin, son of Sir Edward O’Brien, 4th Bt. and Charlotte Smith, on 21 February 1837.¹ She died on 26 May 1852.¹
     Her married name became O’Brien.

     Lady Edith Hilaria Edgcumbe was the daughter of William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Lady Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton.^1,2 She married John Townshend St. Aubyn, 2nd Baron St. Levan of St. Michaels Mount, son of John St. Aubyn, 1st Baron St. Levan of St. Michaels Mount and Lady Elizabeth Clementina Townshend, on 23 June 1892.¹ She died on 3 April 1931.¹
     Her married name became St. Aubyn. After her marriage, Lady Edith Hilaria Edgcumbe was styled as Baroness St. Levan of St. Michaels Mount on 14 May 1908.

     Isabella Powlett was the daughter of Lord Sir Nassau Powlett and Lady Isabella Tufton.¹ She married John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont, son of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont and Lady Catherine Cecil, on 4 June 1765.¹ She died on 8 September 1821.¹
     From 4 June 1765, her married name became Perceval. After her marriage, Isabella Powlett was styled as Countess of Egmont on 4 December 1770.

     Lord Sir Nassau Powlett was born on 23 June 1698.² He was the son of Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Henrietta Crofts.¹ He married Lady Isabella Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and Lady Catherine Cavendish, in 1731.³ He died on 24 August 1741 at age 43.³
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)³

     Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton was born in 1661.¹ He was the son of Charles Powlett, 1st Duke of Bolton and Mary le Scrope.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Margaret Coventry, daughter of George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry of Aylesborough and Lady Margaret Tufton, on 10 July 1679 at St. Gile’s-in-the-Fields Church, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Ramsden, daughter of William Ramsden and Elizabeth Palmes, on 8 February 1682/83 at Duke Place, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ He married, thirdly, Henrietta Crofts, daughter of James Scott, 1st and last Duke of Monmouth and Eleanor Needham, before 15 October 1697 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He died on 21 January 1721/22 at Dover Street, London, England^G, from pleurisy.³ He was buried on 1 February 1721/22 at Basing^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) in February 1724.³
     He was admitted to Gray’s Inn on 10 March 1673/74.¹ He was educated in 1675 at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hampshire in 1681.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hampshire between 1685 and 1687.¹ In 1688 he returned from Holland with the Prince of Orange.¹ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain between 1689 and 1694, to the Queen.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hampshire between 1689 and 1698.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 3 June 1690.¹ On 20 April 1692 he was among those excepted from pardon in the declaration of King James II.⁴ He held the office of a Lord Justice [Ireland] between 1697 and 1700.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1699 and 1710.¹ He held the office of Warden of the New Forest between 1699 and 1710.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset between 1699 and 1710.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Bolton [E., 1689] on 27 February 1698/99.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron St. John [E., 1539] on 27 February 1698/99.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Wiltshire [E., 1550] on 27 February 1698/99.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Marquess of Winchester [E., 1551] on 27 February 1698/99.⁵ He held the office of High Steward of Winchester.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 16 April 1705 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He was Commissioner for the Union with Scotland in 1706.¹ He held the office of Governor of the Isle of Wight between 1707 and 1710.¹ He held the office of Warden of the New Forest between 1714 and 1722.¹ He held the office of a Lord Justice of the Realm between 1 August 1714 and 28 September 1714.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 16 October 1714.¹ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1715 and 1717.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between April 1717 and November 1719.¹ He held the office of a Lord Justice of the Realm in 1720.¹
     Bishop Burnet wrote that he “does not make any figure at Court.” Dean Swift added “nor anywhere else. A great Booby.”³ Tom Hearne wrote “a most lewd, vicious man, a great dissembler and a very hard drinker.”³ Lady Cowper wrote that he could generally be seen with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.³

     John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont was born on 13 August 1767.² He was the son of John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont and Isabella Powlett.¹ He married Bridget Wynn, daughter of Lt.-Col. Glynn Wynn and Bridget Pugh, on 10 March 1792 at St. Georges Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England^G.³ He died on 31 December 1835 at age 68.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Lovel and Holland, Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore, co. Somerset [G.B., 1762] on 25 February 1822.² He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Perceval [I., 1661] on 25 February 1822.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Egmont, co. Cork [I., 1733] on 25 February 1822.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Perceval of Kanturk, co. Cork [I., 1723] on 25 February 1822.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Perceval of Burton, co. Cork [I., 1715] on 25 February 1822.¹

     Bridget Wynn was born at Tower House, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Glynn Wynn and Bridget Pugh.^1,2 She married John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont, son of John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont and Isabella Powlett, on 10 March 1792 at St. Georges Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England^G.² She died on 24 January 1826.
     From 10 March 1792, her married name became Perceval. After her marriage, Bridget Wynn was styled as Countess of Egmont on 25 February 1822.

     Lt.-Col. Glynn Wynn was born at Tower House, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.² He is the son of Sir John Wynn, 2nd Bt. and Jane Wynne.² He married Bridget Pugh, daughter of Edward Philip Pugh, on 11 January 1766.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Caernarvon.¹

     Henry Frederick John James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont was born on 3 January 1796 at Charlton, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont and Bridget Wynn.² He married Louisa Maria d‘Orselet, daughter of Comte unknown d‘Orselet, in December 1828.² He died on 23 December 1841 at age 45, no known issue.²
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for East Loos in 1826.² He succeeded as the 4th Lord Lovel and Holland, Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore, co. Somerset [G.B., 1762] on 31 December 1835.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Perceval of Kanturk, co. Cork [I., 1723] on 31 December 1835.² He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Egmont, co. Cork [I., 1733] on 31 December 1835.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Perceval of Burton, co. Cork [I., 1715] on 31 December 1835.² He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Perceval [I., 1661] on 31 December 1835.²

     Louisa Maria d‘Orselet is the daughter of Comte unknown d‘Orselet.¹ She married Henry Frederick John James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont, son of John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont and Bridget Wynn, in December 1828.¹
     Her married name became Perceval.