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24 de ago. de 2018 · It was built in 1783 by Frederick Hervey, the 4th Earl of Bristol, who took great pleasure in building splendid mansions at Downhill and Ballyscullion, and then filling them with precious art he procured from Italy and elsewhere. His home at Downhill was once adorned with Rembrandts, Rafaels, Titians, Durers, and Carravagios.
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, PC (Ire), FRS (1 August 1730 – 8 July 1803), was an 18th-century Anglican prelate. Elected Bishop of Cloyne in 1767 and translated to the see of Derry in 1768, Hervey served as Lord Bishop of Derry until his death in 1803. He is remembered for designing mansions at Downhill and Ballyscullion, and he was known as the Edifying Bishop or the Earl ...
about the earl bishop One of Ireland’s most influential dignitaries Frederick Augustus Hervey (1730-1803), Bishop of Derry and 4th Earl of Bristol (hence, The Earl Bishop) was one of the most charismatic individuals to have lived in the North West of Ireland over the past 250 years.
Frederick William Hervey was born on 2 October 1769, the son of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baronet. He was the younger son but, as his elder brother John Hervey died during their father's lifetime, he succeeded to the title on the father's death in 1803.
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, PC (Ire), FRS (1 August 1730 – 8 July 1803), was an 18th-century Anglican prelate. Elected Bishop of Cloyne in 1767 and translated to the see of Derry in 1768, Hervey served as Bishop of Derry until his death in 1803.
'Frederick Hervey, one of the most fascinating men of his age, was without rival among Batoni's sitters for eccentricity and singularity. His ecclesiastical career was championed by his elder brother, Lord Bristol; in 1767 he was consecrated Bishop of Cloyne and on 18 February 1768 he was appointed to the See of Derry, the richest in Ireland.
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, 5th Baron Hervey, 5th Lord Howard de Walden, Bishop of Derry, was born 1 August 1730 to John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey (1696-1743) and Mary Lepell (1706-1768) and died 8 July 1803 Albano Laziale, Lazio, Italy of gout.
