CHARLES

charles, the 3rd marquess (1777-1842), was an intimate friend of the prince regent, afterwards george iv., and is the original of the "marquis of steyne" in thackeray's _vanity fair_ and of "lord monmouth" in disraeli's _coningsby_. the 4th marquess was his son, richard (1800-1870), whose mother was the great heiress, maria emily fagniani, and whose brother was lord henry seymour (1805-1859), the founder of the jockey club at paris. when richard died unmarried in paris in august 1870 his title passed to his kinsman, francis hugh george seymour (1812-1884), a descendant of the 1st marquess, whose son, hugh de grey (b. 1843) became 6th marquess in 1884. the 4th marquess left his great wealth and his priceless collection of art treasures to sir richard wallace (1818-1890), his reputed half-brother, and wallace's widow, who died in 1897, bequeathed the collection to the british nation. it is now in hertford house, formerly the london residence of the marquesses of hertford.