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Sir Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle was born 28 May 1748 to Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle (1694-1758) and Isabella Byron (1721-1795) and died 4 September 1825 Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower (1753-1824) 22 March 1770 in Whitehall Street, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, KG, KT, PC (28 May 1748 – 4 September 1825) was a British diplomat and the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron.

His mother was a daughter of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron and his wife Hon. Frances Berkeley, a descendant of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. She was also a sister of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron and a great-aunt of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the poet. In 1798, Carlisle was appointed guardian to Lord Byron who later lampooned him in English Bards and Scotch Reviewers.

Career

During his youth Carlisle was mentored by George Selwyn and was chiefly known as a man of pleasure and fashion. He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1767. After he had reached thirty years of age, his appointment on a Commission sent out by Frederick North, Lord North to attempt a reconciliation with the Thirteen Colonies during the American War of Independence was received with sneers by the opposition. The failure of the embassy was not due to any incapacity on the part of the earl, but to the unpopularity of the government from which it received its authority. He was, indeed, considered to have displayed so much ability that he was entrusted with the viceroyalty of Ireland in 1780.

The time was one of the greatest difficulty; for while the calm of the country was disturbed by the American rebellion, it was drained of regular troops, and large bands of volunteers not under the control of the government had been formed. Nevertheless, the two years of Carlisle's rule passed in quietness and prosperity, and the institution of a national bank and other measures which he effected left permanently beneficial results upon the commerce of the island. In 1789, in the discussions as to the regency, Carlisle took a prominent part on the side of the prince of Wales.

In 1791 he opposed William Pitt the Younger's policy of resistance to the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire by Imperial Russia; but on the outbreak of the French Revolution he left the opposition and vigorously maintained the cause of war. He resigned from the Order of the Thistle and was created a Knight of the Garter in 1793. In 1815 he opposed the enactment of the Corn Laws; but from this time till his death, he took no important part in public life.

In 1798 he was one of the syndicate who bought the Orleans Collection of paintings, many of which remain in Castle Howard.

Literary works

Carlisle was the author of some political tracts, a number of poems, and two tragedies:

  1. Poems, London, 1773
  2. The Father's Revenge (a tragedy in five acts), London, 1783
  3. To Sir J. Reynolds, (verses), London, 1790
  4. A Letter to Earl FitzWilliam, London, 1795
  5. The Crisis, London, 1798
  6. Unite or Fall, London, 1798
  7. The Stepmother, (a tragedy), London, 1800
  8. The Tragedies and Poems of Frederick, Earl of Carlisle, London, 1801
  9. Verses on the Death on Lord Nelson, London, 1806
  10. Thoughts on the present Condition of the Stage, London, 1808
  11. Miscellanies, London, 1820


Siblings


Offspring of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle (1694-1758) and Frances Spencer (c1696-1742)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Charles Howard (1719-1741)
Arabella Howard (1721-1746)
Henry Howard (-)
Robert Howard (1724-1743)
Diana Howard (-1770)


Offspring of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle (1694-1758) and Isabella Byron 1721-1795)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Anne Howard (1744-1799)
Frances Howard (1745-1808)
Elizabeth Howard (1747-1813)
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825) 28 May 1748 4 September 1825 Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower (1753-1824)
Juliana Howard (1750-1849)

Marriage

On 22 March 1770, Frederick married Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower (d. 27 Jan 1824). Margaret was a daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford and his wife Louisa, who was in turn daughter of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater.

Children


Offspring of Sir Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower (1753-1824)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Isabella Caroline Howard (1771-1848) 3 September 1771 1848 Twickenham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor (c1753-1821)
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle (1773-1848) 17 September 1773 London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 7 October 1848 Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish (1783-1858)
Charlotte Howard (1774-1774)
Susan Howard (1776-1783)
Louisa Howard (1778-1781)
Elizabeth Howard (1780-1825) 13 November 1780 29 November 1825 John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland (1778-1857)
William Howard (1781-1843)
Gertrude Howard (1783-1870)
Frederick Howard (1785-1815) 6 December 1785 London, England, United Kingdom 18 June 1815 Waterloo, Belgium Frances Susan Lambton (1794-1840)
Henry Edward John Howard (1795-1868


  • Lady Isabella Caroline Howard (1771–1848), married John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor on 27 July 1789 and had issue
  • George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle (1773–1848), married and had issue
  • Lady Charlotte Howard (born and died in 1774).
  • Lady Susan Maria Howard (1776–1783)
  • Lady Louisa Howard (1778–1781)
  • Lady Elizabeth Howard (13 November 1780 – 29 November 1825), married John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland on 22 April 1799 and had issue
  • Hon. William Howard (1781–1843), Member of Parliament
  • Lady Gertrude Howard (1783–1870), married William Sloane-Stanley on 23 June 1806 and had issue
  • Maj. Hon. Frederick Howard (6 December 1785 – 18 June 1815), killed at Waterloo, married Frances Susan Lambton and had issue, including Frederick John Howard
  • Hon. Henry Edward John Howard (1795–1868), married and had issue

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Political offices
Preceded by
John Shelley
Treasurer of the Household
1777–1779
Succeeded by
The Lord Onslow
Preceded by
Lord George Germain
First Lord of Trade
1779–1780
Succeeded by
The Lord Grantham
Preceded by
The Earl of Buckinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1780–1782
Succeeded by
The Duke of Portland
Preceded by
The Earl Talbot
Lord Steward
1782–1783
Succeeded by
The Duke of Rutland
Preceded by
The Duke of Grafton
Lord Privy Seal
1783
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Marquess of Carmarthen
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
1780–1782
Succeeded by
Marquess of Carmarthen
Preceded by
The Duke of Leeds
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
1799–1807
Succeeded by
The Lord Mulgrave
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Henry Howard
Earl of Carlisle
1758–1825
Succeeded by
George Howard


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Footnotes (including sources)

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Robin Patterson

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