George Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper

The Right Honourable
The Earl Cowper
The Earl Cowper by Zoffany.
Member of Parliament
for Hertford
In office
1759–1761
Preceded byGeorge Harrison
Succeeded by
  • Timothy Caswall
  • John Calvert
Personal details
Born1738
Died22 December 1789 (aged 51)
Resting placeHertford, England
NationalityEnglish
SpouseHannah Clavering-Cowper née Gore
Relations
  • William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl (father)
  • Henrietta Nassau d'Auverquerque (mother)
  • Lady Caroline Cowper (sister)
Children
  • George Augustus Clavering-Cowper, 4th Earl
  • Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Cowper, 5th Earl
  • The Hon. Edward Spencer Cowper
ResidenceVilla Palmieri

George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738 – 22 December 1789) was an English peer who went on the Grand Tour as a young man, but actually emigrated. Despite becoming a member of parliament and later inheriting lands and the title of Earl Cowper in England, he remained in Italy. He amassed a valuable art collection and became a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was a patron of the arts and science.

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