Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery was the second daughter of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Elizabeth Trevor.
Portrait of the Countess with her son, George, by Sir Joshua Reynolds (c. 1764–1767)
The Earl of Pembroke, Elizabeth's husband
Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke was a British military officer, politician and courtier who served as Lord of the Bedchamber from 1761 to 1763. He was renowned for his skill in horse training. Ca
Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
…Spencer to Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Elizabeth Spencer. Her siblings were George, Charles, and Diana. In 1756, aged 19, she married Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke. In 1762, he left her to elope with Kitty Hunter. "Husbands are dreadfull and powerful animals" wrote the long-suffering Elizabeth after reconciling…
1750 portrait of Herbert by David Morier
Portrait possibly of Kitty Hunter, Pembroke's mistress, inscribed on the back: For Lord Pembroke at Whitehall; or possibly of Mary FitzWilliam, his mother