Social Victorians/People/Powis

Also Known As

 * Family name: Herbert
 * Herbert is also the surname of the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Pembroke
 * Earl of Powis
 * George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis (7 May 1891 – 9 November 1952), succeeding Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis, his uncle.
 * Baroness Darcy de Knayth
 * Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox, suo jure 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (29 September 1903 – 29 April 1929)

George Charles Herbert

 * Eton College
 * St. John's College, Cambridge (B.A. 1885, M.A. 1905)
 * General Post Office, London (until 1891)

Timeline
1890 August 21, George Charles Herbert and Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox married.

1897 July 2, Violet Countess of Powis and George Earl of Powis attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball. (Violet, Countess of Powis is #316 on the list of people who were present; )

Violet Countess of Powis
At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Violet, Countess of Powis was dressed as Lady Herbert of Cherbury in the Queen Elizabeth procession.


 * The Gentlewoman says, "Lady Powis, as Marie Stuart, [was] very successfully gowned" and "looked very effective."
 * "The C OUNTESS OF P OWIS, as Marie Stuart, wore a white satin dress, the front of bodice and panel in front of the skirt covered with steel, diamond, and pearl embroidery, and bordered with ermine; the wide sleeves of white satin were trimmed with / ermine, and there was a large Stuart collar of yellow guipure, spangled and embroidered with pearls. The yellow guipure headdress, coming to a point on the forehead, was embroidered with pearls and diamonds, and bordered with a double row of large white pearls."

George Earl of Powis
George, Earl of Powis was dressed as Lord Herbert of Cherbury in the Queen Elizabeth procession or "one of his own ancestors."

Demographics

 * Nationality: British

Family

 * George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis (24 June 1862 – 9 November 1952)
 * Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox, Baroness Darcy de Knayth (1 June 1865 – 29 April 1929)
 * Captain Percy Robert Herbert, Viscount Clive (2 December 1892 – 13 October 1916)
 * Lady Hermione Gwladys Herbert (17 September 1900 – 25 May 1995)
 * Mervyn Horatio Herbert Herbert, 17th Lord Darcy de Knayth (7 May 1904 – 23 March 1943)

Relations

 * 1) Violet Lane-Fox's sister was Marcia Amelia Mary Lane-Fox, Countess of Yarborough.

Notes and Questions

 * 1) Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox was Baroness Darcy de Knayth suo jure, in her own right: it is not a title associated with her husband but with her father and sister.
 * 2) Violet Countess Powis took over managing the gardens at Powis Castle, making them internationally renowned.