Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford
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Captain Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford KG
(22 February 1800 – 25 August 1870) was the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford
.
Lord Hertford lived mostly in Paris, in a large apartment in the city and, from 1848, the Château de Bagatelle
, a small country house in the Bois de Boulogne
on the outskirts. His English houses were Manchester House in Manchester Square
, London, now home to the Wallace Collection
, and Ragley Hall
, which still belongs to the family. He was an extremely important art collector, the founder of the Wallace Collection
, named after his illegitimate son and secretary, Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet to whom he left it and as much property as was not entail
ed.
He died in 1870, aged 70 in Paris
, unmarried and without legitimate issue, and his titles passed to his distant cousin Francis Seymour
.
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
(22 February 1800 – 25 August 1870) was the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford
Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford
Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford KG, GCH PC , styled Viscount Beauchamp between 1793 and 1794 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1794 and 1822, was a British Tory politician and art collector....
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Lord Hertford lived mostly in Paris, in a large apartment in the city and, from 1848, the Château de Bagatelle
Château de Bagatelle
The Château de Bagatelle is a small neoclassical château with a French landscape garden in the Bois de Boulogne in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris...
, a small country house in the Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
The Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine...
on the outskirts. His English houses were Manchester House in Manchester Square
Manchester Square
Manchester Square is an 18th century garden square in the Marylebone area in London, England, a short distance north of Oxford Street. It is one of the smaller but better preserved Georgian squares in central London...
, London, now home to the Wallace Collection
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, porcelain and Old Master paintings arranged into 25 galleries.It was established in...
, and Ragley Hall
Ragley Hall
Ragley Hall is located south of Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford and is one of the stately homes of England.-The present day:...
, which still belongs to the family. He was an extremely important art collector, the founder of the Wallace Collection
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, porcelain and Old Master paintings arranged into 25 galleries.It was established in...
, named after his illegitimate son and secretary, Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet to whom he left it and as much property as was not entail
Entail
Entail may refer to:* Fee tail, a term of art in common law describing a limited form of succession....
ed.
He died in 1870, aged 70 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, unmarried and without legitimate issue, and his titles passed to his distant cousin Francis Seymour
Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford
Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford GCB PC , known as Francis Seymour until 1870, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...
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