Summary
Henry Arundell, 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour (31 March 1740 – 4 December 1808) was a British nobleman in the 18th century. He married Mary Christina Conquest, in 1763.
Henry Arundell | |
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| 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour | |
 Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds | |
| Born | 31 March 1740 |
| Died | 4 December 1808 (aged 68) |
| Noble family | Arundell |
| Spouse | Mary Christina Conquest |
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| Father | Henry Arundell, 7th Baron Arundell of Wardour |
| Mother | Mary Bellings-Arundell |
Biography edit
Henry Arundell was born on 31 March 1740, to Henry Arundell and Mary Bellings-Arundell.
He married Mary Christina Conquest, the daughter of Benedict Conquest of Irnham Hall and Mary Ursula Markham, on 31 May 1763.[1] They had a London home in Grosvenor Square.[2] They had two daughters: Mary Christina (1764–1805), who married James Everard Arundell, 9th Baron Arundell of Wardour, and Eleanor Mary (1766–1835), who married Charles Clifford, 6th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh.[3]
An avid collector of art, he accumulated immense debts in building and furnishing New Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, designed in the Palladian style by Giacomo Quarenghi.[4] A portrait was painted of him by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
He died on 4 December 1808, aged 68. After his death, his trustees were forced to sell off a portion of his lands in Dorset.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sotheby's: Catalog notes for the portrait of Mary Christina Conquest, Lady Arundell of Wardour (ca 1743-1813), by George Romney
- ^ "Grosvenor Square: Individual Houses built before 1926 Pages 117-166 Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings)". British History Online. LCC 1980. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Arundell of Wardour, Baron (E, 1605–1944) in Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Ten year house archive now complete". BBC Wiltshire. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
- ^ "London banker's Dorset dream". Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
External links edit
- Portrait, Dayton Art Institute – archived August 2006