Catherine Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
Catherine Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (née Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova; Russian: Екатерина Семёновна Воронцова; 24 October 1784 – 27 March 1856), was a Russian noblewoman who married the Earl of Pembroke.
She was born in Saint Petersburg, the daughter of Count Semyon Vorontsov (sometimes spelled Woronzow), the Russian ambassador in Britain from 1785. She was the only sister of Prince Mikhail Vorontsov, Viceroy of New Russia and Caucasus (1782–1856).[1] She was also a niece of Princess Dashkova, a friend of Catherine the Great and a conspirator in the coup d'état that deposed Tsar Peter III and put his wife on the throne.
In 1808, she married lieutenant general George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke as his second wife and became Countess of Pembroke, the châtelaine of Wilton House, Wiltshire.[2]
One source describes her as a linguist and musician.[3] Her letters show her to have been a shrewd observer of European politics.[citation needed]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Elizabeth Herbert | 1809 | 1858 | Married Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam, had issue. |
| Hon. Sidney | 16 September 1810 | 2 August 1861 | Married Mary Elizabeth Ashe à Court-Repington, had issue. He was made Baron Herbert of Lea in 1861. The current Earl of Pembroke descends from his second son who inherited the title in 1895. |
| Lady Mary Herbert | 1813 | 1892 | Married George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, no issue. |
| Lady Catherine | 31 October 1814 | 12 February 1886 | Married Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, had issue. |
| Lady Georgiana Herbert | 1817 | 1841 | Married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, no issue. |
| Lady Emma | 1819 | 1884 | Married Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci, had issue. |
References
- ^ Woronzow, Humphrys genealogy, accessed April 4, 2012
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3095. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Skinner, Michael (2008). What we did for the Russians. Lulu.com. p. 80. ISBN 978-0955976001.[self-published source]