Violet Herbert, Countess of Powis
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Violet Ida Eveline Herbert, Countess of Powis and 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (1 June 1865 – 29 April 1929) was a British peeress.
Violet was the youngest child of the 12th Baron Conyers and his wife, Mary. On 21 August 1890, she married George Herbert, Viscount Clive (who succeeded his father as Earl of Powis six months later) and they had three children:
- Percy Robert, Viscount Clive (1892–1916), killed at the Somme.
- Hon. Mervyn Horatio (1904–1943)
- Hon. Hermione Gwladys (1900 – 1995), married Roberto, 11th Duke della Grazia and 13th Prince di Campofranco.
In 1888, the countess's father died and his title fell into abeyance, but the abeyance was terminated in favour of Violet's elder sister, Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough, four years later. Eleven years later, in 1903, the barony of Fauconberg (a title which had been in abeyance since the death of the last holder, the 6th Baroness Fauconberg in 1490) was also granted to Marcia. The House of Lords also agreed that their father had held the barony of Darcy de Knayth, which was granted to Violet, at the same time.
The countess died in 1929, aged 63, and her title passed to her eldest surviving son, Mervyn.
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Abeyant (Sackville Lane-Fox) |
Baroness Darcy de Knayth 1903 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Mervyn Herbert |
