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Frederick Hervey (1730-1803), 4th Earl of Bristol: the Earl-Bishop. The final decades of the 18th century saw one of the most colourful family characters take the title, Augustus' younger brother Frederick. Like many younger siblings in the aristocracy, Frederick studied law but eventually joined the church and became a royal chaplain to George ...
Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue. Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol. by Christopher Hewetson circa 1778 25 1/2 in. (648 mm) high NPG 3895
Upon the 4th Earl's death in 1803, the title passed to his son Frederick who became the 5th Earl of Bristol (1769-1859). He was a politician, MP for Bury St Edmunds, and served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1801-03. In 1826 he was created Marquess of Bristol and Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk.
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.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Bishop of Derry for 35 years; he advocated the relaxation of anti-catholic laws. Hervey undertook many improvements in his diocese, building new roads and bridges, fostering agriculture and draining the great bog of Cloyne.
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. He is remembered for designing mansions at Downhill and Ballyscullion, and he was known as the Edifying Bishop or the Earl-Bishop (in allusion to prince-bishop ). Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol ...
This work depicts the eccentric traveller and patron of the arts, Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry (1730-1803) seated overlooking Rome. It is suggestd that he is sitting at the southern tip of the Borghese Gardens.
