Lord Other Hickman Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth was born 30 May 1751 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom to Other Lewis Windsor (1731-1771) and Catherine Archer (1727-1790) and died 12 June 1799 Grosvenor Street, Greater London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Catherine Archer (1762-1838) 20 May 1788 in Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
Early life
Styled Lord Windsor from birth, he was the eldest son of Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth and the Lady Catherine Archer (1727-1790), daughter of Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 22 April 1773. He was Colonel of the Glamorganshire Militia, 6 August 1779.[2] Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth was featured in Johan Zoffany's painting Tribuna of the Uffizi painted between 1772 and 1778. The 5th Earl is one of a number of visiting English noblemen to the Tribuna room in the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. The painting is part of the United Kingdom's Royal Collection.[3]
Marriage
Lord Plymouth married his first cousin the Honourable Sarah Catherine Archer (1762-1838), daughter of Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer, on 20 May 1778. She was a notable botanist. They had several children, including:
- Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth (2 July 1789 - 20 July 1833)
- Maria Windsor (1790-1855), wife of Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire.
- Harriet Windsor-Clive, Baroness Windsor (30 July 1797 - 9 November 1869), wife of Robert Henry Clive (1789-1854).
Death
Lord Plymouth died in June 1799, aged 48, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, Other. The Dowager Countess of Plymouth married as her second husband William Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst, later Earl Amherst.[1]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Other Archer Windsor (1789-1833) | |||
| Maria Windsor (1790-1855) | |||
| Harriett Windsor (1797-1869) | 30 July 1797 St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | 9 November 1869 St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | Robert Henry Clive (1789-1854) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Other Hickman Windsor (1751-1799) | 30 May 1751 Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom | 12 June 1799 Grosvenor Street, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | Sarah Catherine Archer (1762-1838) |
| Thomas Windsor (1752-1832) | |||
| Catherine Sydney Windsor (1755-1823) | |||
| Elizabeth Windsor (1757-1821) | |||
| Sarah Windsor (1763-1825) | |||
| Andrews Windsor (1764-1837) | |||
| Henry Windsor (1768-1843) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Other Windsor
- Windsor Family
- Windsor in Greater London
- Windsor in Shropshire
- Windsor Baronets
- Earl of Plymouth
External Links
- wikipedia:en:Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth
- Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth at thePeerage
- Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Other-Windsor-5th-Earl-of-Plymouth/6000000001877548223, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- Other Hickman Windsor at Find A Grave
Barony Succession Chart
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Other Windsor |
Earl of Plymouth 1771–1799 |
Succeeded by Other Archer Windsor |
References
- ^ a b thepeerage.com Other Hickman Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth
- ^ The Official Baronage of England: Pembroke-Zetland, James William Edmund Doyle
- ^ "The Tribuna of the Uffizi". Royal Collection. https://www.rct.uk/collection/406983/the-tribuna-of-the-uffizi.; text adapted from Shawe-Taylor, Desmond (2009). The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life. London: Royal Collection Publications. ISBN 978-1905686070.