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Thursday 28 March 2024

Henry Jocelyn Seymour, the 9th Marquess of Hertford

The 9th Marquess of Hertford agreed to become the Patron of the Hertford British Hospital Charity following the death of the previous Patron, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

The link between his family and the Hertford British Hospital Charity, which was founded in honour of his ancestor the 4th Marquess of Hertford, is thus renewed.

Even though busy with keeping the family estate, Ragley in Warwickshire, as a thriving concern, the Marquess and Marchioness are regular visitors to the Charity in Paris.

Ragley HallRagley Hall is the family home of the Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford and their four children and has been the seat of the Conway Seymour family since 1680. The house was not completed until the middle of the 18th century, when it was finally decorated and fully furnished.

When the 8th Marquess of Hertford, the present Marquess's father, inherited Ragley in 1940, most of the house was being used as a hospital, with about a quarter of it reserved for family use.

The family fully moved in 1956. The restoration of the house and gardens, the running of the farms and woods on the Estate kept them busy until November 1991, when Ragley was handed over to the 9th Marquess.

Hertford Family Group

The Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford and their four children in front of Ragley Hall.