Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
| The Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edward Harley 20 February 1773 |
| Died | January 1849 (aged 75) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Elizabeth Scott |
| Children |
Edward Harley, Lord Harley Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Jane Bickersteth, Lady Langdale Lady Charlotte Bacon Lady Anne Harley Lady Frances Vernon Harcourt |
| Parents | John Harley |
Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (20 February 1773 - January 1849) was an English nobleman.
Harley was the son of John Harley (dean of Windsor). He succeeded to the titles of his father's elder brother Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer on the 4th Earl's death without issue in 1790.
In 1803 Henry Bickersteth became the Earl's medical attendant whilst the Earl was on a tour of Italy, staying with him until 1805. Edward became Bickersteth's friend and patron and in 1835 Bickersteth married the earl's eldest daughter. In 1804 he sold the Ewyas Lacy tithes by auction.[1] He commissioned work from the architect Robert Smirke.[2]
Family
He and his wife Jane Elizabeth Scott (a notable mistress of Lord Byron) married in 1794 and had at least seven children, including the following:
- Edward Harley, Lord Harley (20 January 1800 – 1 January 1828).
- Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.
- Lady Jane Elizabeth Harley (1796 - ?), married Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale.
- Lady Charlotte Mary Harley (b. 1801 or 1809, d 1880), second or third daughter, in 1823 married Anthony Bacon
- Lady Anne Harley, third daughter, married Signor Giovanni Battista Rabitti Count St. George (her husband died before 1845, leaving her a widow with three children)[3]
- Lady Frances Harley, youngest daughter, married Lt.-Col. Henry Vernon Harcourt, Esq., the son of the Archbishop of York[3][4]
Due to his wife's infidelity, doubts were expressed about the paternity of many of the children, who were unkindly referred to as " the Harleian Miscellany."
Notes
- ↑ http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/doc.php?d=nw_ewy_3007
- ↑ http://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?_IXSR_=&_IXSP_=0&_MREF_=88234&_IXACTION_=display&_IXSPFX_=templates/full/&_IXTRAIL_=Names%a0A%2dZ&_IXlink=y
- 1 2 Law Journal Reports, vol. 26. Courts of Chancery: Michaelmas 1856 to Michaelmas 1857. p. 33.
- ↑ LordByron.org: Lady Frances Venables-Vernon- Harcourt (née Harley), Lt.-Col. Henry Venables-Vernon- Harcourt
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Harley |
Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 1790–1849 |
Succeeded by Alfred Harley |