Henrietta Clive, Countess of Powis

The Right Honourable The Countess of Powis
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777
Born	Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3 September 1758 Oakly Park, Bromfield, Shropshire, England
Died	3 June 1830(1830-06-03) (aged 71) Walcot Hall, Southorpe, England
Buried	Bromfield Parish Church
Spouse(s)	Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis ​ ​ (m. 1784)​
Issue	Lady Henrietta Williams-Wynn Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis Charlotte Percy, Duchess of Northumberland Robert Clive
Parents	Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Barbara Herbert
Occupation	Writer, mineral collector, botanist

Henrietta Antonia Clive, Countess of Powis (née Herbert; 3 September 1758 – 3 June 1830), was a British writer, mineral collector, and botanist. Her time in India, while her husband was Governor of Madras, was inspirational to her for all three of these pursuits.^[1]