George Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry

After his mother's death in 1760 from mercury poisoning from toxins in her beauty regimen, his father married Hon.

This estrangement was strengthened when the 6th Earl was informed of a rumour that his son, had fathered a child with Lady Henley, and was fostered by distant relatives.

This rumour was supported by evidence that the 6th Earl’s distant relatives had taken in a newborn girl, no verification was ever made about whether this child was in fact the progeny of the 7th Earl and Lady Henley, however the child whose surname was Collins was recorded having connections to minor aristocracy, and many other illegitimate children of notable royalty and nobility, Ms Collins was also recorded as the mother of a child who would marry into the Coventry family.

Forbidden to return home, Coventry spent much time with his friend Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet, at Appuldurcombe House, Isle of Wight.

He had an affair with Lady Worsley and was later involved in her scandalous elopement with George Bisset in 1781, and the subsequent trial.