Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness of Powis
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The Dowager Marchioness of Powis | |
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| Born | Lady Elizabeth Somerset c.1634 London |
| Died | 16 March 1691 Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Noble family | Somerset |
| Spouse | William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis |
| Issue | Lady Anne Herbert Frances Mackenzie, Countess of Seaforth Lady Mary Herbert William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis Lady Lucy Herbert Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale |
| Father | Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester |
| Mother | Elizabeth Dormer |
| Occupation | First Lady of the Bedchamber to Mary of Modena |
Elizabeth Herbert, Dowager Marchioness of Powis (c.1634 – 16 March 1691), formerly Lady Elizabeth Somerset, was an English court official and noblewoman, the wife of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis.[1] She was the daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Dormer.
She married William Herbert, then the heir to Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis, on 2 August 1654.[2] He succeeded his father to the title in 1666.
They had six children:
- Lady Anne Herbert (died 1748), who married Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington
- Lady Frances Herbert, who married Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth, and had children
- Lady Mary Herbert (died 1744), who married three times
- William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (c.1665-1745)
- Lady Lucy Herbert (1669-1744), who became a nun
- Lady Winifred Herbert (c.1679-1749), who married William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, and had children
In 1674, Herbert was created Earl of Powis, and his wife became a countess. Her portrait, painted around 1674 by John Michael Wright, is held in the Powis Castle collection.[3]