Biography of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 1738-1789
Paternal Family Tree: Cowper
On 10 Oct 1723 [his grandfather] William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper (age 58) died. His son [his father] William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper (age 14) succeeded 2nd Earl Cowper, 2nd Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 4th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 27 Sep 1732 [his father] William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper (age 23) and [his mother] Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham (age 59) and Henrietta Butler Countess Grantham. He the son of William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper and Mary Clavering Countess Cowper.
On 26 Aug 1738 George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper was born to William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper (age 29) and Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper (age 25).
On 23 Sep 1747 [his mother] Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper (age 34) died.
On 18 Sep 1764 [his father] William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper (age 55) died. His son George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Cowper, 3rd Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 5th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent. [his future wife] Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper by marriage Countess Cowper.
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs (age 36). Portrait of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 26).
In 1775 George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 36) and Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper were married. He the son of William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper and Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper.
John Zoffany His Life and Works. Around 1775. Johan Joseph Zoffany (age 41). DESBOROUGH, LADY. Panshanger, Hertford.
George (age 36), third Earl Cowper, Countess Cowper, Mr. and Mrs. Gore and the two Miss Gores.
Lord Cowper is standing in a green coat, pink waistcoat and breeches; Lady Cowper is in a pink dress; her father, Mr. Gore (age 45), is playing the violincello; Mrs. Gore in a grey gown! Miss Emily Gore, in blue, playing the harpsichord and the youngest in white brocade. Canvas 37 x 30. P.
Countess Cowper was the daughter of Charles Gore (age 45), Esq., of Southampton. Her parents took her to Italy for her health, where the family resided for a long time. Mr. Gore is supposed to have been the original of Goethe's "travelled Englishman" in Wilhelm Meister. Mrs. Delany, in one of her amusing letters, mentions the meeting of Lord Cowper and Miss Gore at Florence, "when little Cupid straightway bent his bow."
They were married at Florence, and on that occasion Horace Walpole (age 57) condoles with Sir Horace Mann (age 68) on the prospect, as he would lose so much of the society of his great friend, Lord Cowper. Both Lady Cowper and her husband were in high favour at the Grand-Ducal Court of Tuscany, and the former was a great ornament of the brilliant (but by no means straight-laced) society of the day. Miss Berry speaks in very high terms of Miss Gore, who resided with her married sister. Three sons were born to the Cowpers in Florence. (Panshanger Catalogue, p. 308.)
Painted at the Villa Palmieri, Florence, which belonged to George, third Earl Cowper. He is standing up in the picture; Lady Cowper is in a pink dress; her father, Mr. Gore, is playing the violincello; Mrs. Gore and her youngest daughter are in grey, and Miss Emily Gore is playing the harpsichord. This picture was given to the sixth Earl Cowper by his brother, the Hon. Spencer Cowper, who bought it at Florence in 1845 for £20. It was strongly suspected that it was stolen from the Villa with many other objects of value when Lady Cowper died there at an advanced age in 1826. II. Nat. Loan Exhibit, Grosvenor Gallery No. 80, p. 94 Whitechapel, 1908 (157). There is also another picture at Panshanger attributed to Zoffany.
Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper: she was born to Charles Gore and Mary Cockerill. On 18 Sep 1764 William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper died. His son George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper succeeded 3rd Earl Cowper, 3rd Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 5th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent. She by marriage Countess Cowper. In 1775 George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper and she were married. He the son of William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper and Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper. In 1826 she died.
Charles Gore: Before he and Mary Cockerill were married. She brough sufficient wealth to the marriage that he didn't need to work. On 05 Dec 1729 he was born at Horkstow Hall, Lincolnshire. On 23 Jan 1807 he died.
On 09 Aug 1776 [his son] George Augustus Clavering-Cowper 4th Earl Cowper was born to George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 37) and [his wife] Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper.
On 06 May 1778 [his son] Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper was born to George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 39) and [his wife] Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper.
Before 1789 Johan Joseph Zoffany (age 55). Portrait of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 50).
On 22 Dec 1789 George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper (age 51) died. His son [his son] George Augustus Clavering-Cowper 4th Earl Cowper (age 13) succeeded 4th Earl Cowper, 4th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 6th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
In 1826 [his former wife] Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cowper 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cowper
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cowper 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper
Father: William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Clavering 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John James Clavering 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Clavering 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Clavering 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Mary Clavering Countess Cowper 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Thompson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susanna Thompson
George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Saxony 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry de Nassau Lord Overkirk 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Poyntz 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sydenham 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheffield Countess Ormonde and Ossory 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Henrietta Butler Countess Grantham 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Saxony 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England