(1773 - 1848), 1st s. of 5th E. of Carlisle; sty. Vct. Morpeth - 1825 when suc. fa. as 6th E.; educ. Eton and Ch.Ch. Oxf. 1790; FRS 1795; MP 1795 - 1820; m. 1801 Ldy. Georgiana Cavendish, dau. of 5th D. of Devonshire; env.extra. Prussia 1806; BM Trustee 1838 - 47; KG 1837.
1793 - 4 Milan (13 Sep. 1793), Turin (Sep.), Genoa (by 16 Oct.), Leghorn, Pisa, Lucca, Florence, Rome (3 Nov. - Dec. 1793), Naples (Jan. - Apr. 1794), Rome (by 7 Apr. - May), Venice (30 May), Verona (by Jun.)
'A very sensible equable young man',1 Lord Morpeth travelled in Italy with the Rev. Matthew Marsh and Lord Boringdon. For the earlier part of his tour, see John, 2nd Baron Boringdon.
Morpeth stayed on in Rome after Boringdon and Lord Granville Leveson Gower had left. He was presented to the Pope, with Archibald Douglas, Charles Ballard and Marsh, on 7 April 1794,2 and he intended to leave for England soon after 9 May, his departure being particularly regretted by Lady Bessborough.3 He was probably the 'Wil Morlet Inglese Milord' in Venice on 30 May with 'Mr Mack'/'Mach' [presumably Marsh]4 and he had delivered a letter to Count Rumford in Verona by June.5
1. Carr letters mss (J. Carr, 1 Dec. 1793). 2. Hippisley corr. mss. 3. Granville Letters, 1:86, 89. 4. ASV is 770. 5. Broadlands mss (Ct.Rumford, 9 Jun. 1794; RBF note).