Henrietta Antonia Clive, Countess of Powis, was a British writer, mineral collector, and botanist. Her time in India, while her husband was Governor of Madras, was inspirational to her for all three o
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777
Lady Henrietta with her parents and brother in 1760
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis,, known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1794 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron C
Henrietta Clive, Countess of Powis
…emergence of female travel writers and their ascension to the level of their male counterparts. Lady Henrietta married Lord Clive's eldest son and heir, Edward Clive, 1st Baron Clive, in 1784. The marriage was beneficial to both families; the bride's family had a prestigious name but considerable debts, while the groom accrued wealth…
William Hoare The Honourable Edward Clive, Later 1st Earl of Powis of the Third Creation 1180935 National Trust