6th Earl of Coventry

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The 6th Earl of Coventry was an 18th-century British aristocrat and patron who significantly shaped Croome Court and its surrounding landscape, working with leading designers of his time.

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instanceOf British peer
Earl
aristocrat
patron of the arts
architecturalStylePromoted Neoclassicism
associatedWith Croome Court
linked to: Croome Park

Croome Park
Worcestershire
birthDate 1722-04-26
birthPlace Croome Court
linked to: Croome Park
burialPlace Croome Church
citizenship British
country Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1809-09-03
deathPlace Croome Court
linked to: Croome Park
era 18th century
Georgian era
familyName Coventry
father 5th Earl of Coventry
linked to: Earl of Coventry
givenName George William Coventry
knownFor 18th-century landscape design patronage
commissioning one of Capability Brown’s earliest major landscape projects
transforming Croome Court into a neoclassical mansion
landscapeStylePromoted English landscape garden
memberOf House of Lords
mother Elizabeth Allen
nobleFamily Coventry family
nobleTitle Earl of Coventry
notableWork creation of Croome Park landscape
remodelling of Croome Court
ordinalNumber 6
parliamentaryRole British peer in the House of Lords
patronOf Antonio Zucchi
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
James Wyatt
Lancelot "Capability" Brown
Robert Adam
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire
regionOfActivity England
Worcestershire
religion Church of England
residence Croome Court
linked to: Croome Park

Worcestershire
spouse Barbara St John
Maria Gunning
succeededTitleFrom 5th Earl of Coventry
linked to: Earl of Coventry
titleCreatedForFamily 1697

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Croome Court landscape createdFor 6th Earl of Coventry