William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, KG, also known as Sir William Lowther, 2nd Baronet, of Little Preston, from 1788 to 1802, and William Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lowther, from 1802 to 1807, was a Bri
Portrait of The Earl of Lonsdale, 1806, by Samuel William Reynolds (after John Opie)
Lowther Castle
Portrait of Lord Lonsdale, by Jacob Thompson
Drawing of his wife, Augusta, Countess of Lonsdale, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1837
Lowther Castle
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Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. The house was largely built
William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale
…Preston, from 1788 to 1802, and William Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lowther, from 1802 to 1807, was a British Tory politician and nobleman known for building Lowther Castle. Lowther was the eldest son of Rev. Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Little Preston and Swillington, and his wife Anne Zouch. His younger brother…
The garden front of the castle
Lowther Hall, the predecessor to Lowther Castle, built in the late 17th century by Viscount Lonsdale. The main wing was destroyed following a chimney fire in 1718. This painting, done by Lady Mary Lowther in c. 1765, shows trees growing through the roof.
Lowther Hall in the early 18th century