Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt
Irish peer
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Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt KP PC (Ire) (13 October 1836 – 5 June 1904) was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt. Through this Wingfield line he was a maternal descendant of the Noble House of Stratford. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte, daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden.
13 October 1836
The Viscount Powerscourt | |
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Portrait of Viscount Powerscourt from his catalog in 1903 | |
| Predecessor | Richard Wingfield |
| Successor | Mervyn Wingfield |
| Other titles | Baron Wingfield (UK) |
| Born | Mervyn Edward Wingfield 13 October 1836 |
| Died | 5 June 1904 (aged 67) London, England |
| Noble family | Wingfield family |
| Spouse | Lady Julia Coke |
| Issue | 5 children, including Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt |
| Father | Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt |
| Mother | Lady Elizabeth France Charlotte |
| Occupation | Peer, Military Officer, Art Collector |
Biography
On 26 April 1864, Wingfield married Lady Julia Coke, the daughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester. They had five children:[1]
- Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (1880–1947), a great-grandfather of Sarah Ferguson
- Maj.-Gen. Hon. Maurice Anthony Wingfield (21 June 1883 – 14 April 1956), married Sybil Frances Leyland and had issue. He was Lees Knowles Lecturer in 1924
- Hon. Olive Elizabeth Wingfield (6 November 1884 – May 1978), married Maj. William John Bates van de Weyer and had issue
- Hon. Clare Meriel Wingfield (5 June 1886 – 1969), married Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore
- Hon. Lilah Katherine Julia Wingfield (13 January 1888 – 1981), married Sir Clive Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet
He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the part-time Wicklow Militia on 26 November 1870, promoted to Captain on 31 March 1871, and retired on 12 October 1871.[2]
Powerscourt was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 2 August 1871.[3] He was created Baron Powerscourt in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1885, enabling him to sit in the House of Lords.[4]
He owned 53,000 acres with 40,000 of these in Wicklow and 11,000 in Wexford and the remainder in Dublin.[5]
Art collection
Lord Powerscourt collected paintings as a hobby and published a catalog in 1903 called A description and history of Powerscourt.[6] He sometimes included details about his purchases in his list.
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