Catalogue of the Very Valuable Library and Important Collection of…

He was the son of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick of Attingham and Anna Vernon. He held the office of Envoy to Naples between 1824 and 1830. He leased the Palazzo Belvedere, which had been furnished by Caroline Murat, the former Queen of Naples, in the latest French fashion. The furniture and Parisian ceramics and ormolu that Lord Berwick acquired with the Palazzo Belvedere now form a significant part of the furnishing and character of Attingham, along with the pictures which he had collected throughout his time in Italy. On 19 March 1824 his name was legally changed to William Noel-Hill by Royal Licence. He died unmarried and without legitimate issue.

Catalogue of the Very Valuable Library and Important Collection of Heraldic and Historical Manuscripts, The Property of the Late Right Honorable William Lord Berwick. Which will be sold by Auction, by Mr. S.Leigh Sotherby.... Wednesday, April 26th, 1843

London S.Leigh Sotherby 1843

129pp. 8vo. Quarter calf with gilt ruled lines and titling on spine. Marbled end-papers and book block edge. Slight fading to upper cover and a small stain (c.1cm) here. All corners rubbed, the bottom left verso corner more than the others. Internally very good indeed. An impressive list of 2937 lots sold over 13 days. Annotated in a very neat hand with sale prices and names of buyers. William Noel Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773 - 1842) was a British peer, politician and diplomatist.

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