The Countess of Bessborough | |
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![]() 1793 portrait by Angelica Kauffman | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wimbledon, London | 16 June 1761
Died | 11 November 1821 Florence | (aged 60)
Spouse | Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough |
Children | John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough Sir Frederick Ponsonby Lady Caroline Lamb William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley George Ponsonby Harriet Osborne, Baroness Godolphin |
Parent(s) | John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer Margaret Georgiana Poyntz |
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet), was the wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough; the couple were the parents of Lady Caroline Lamb. Her father, John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, was a great-grandson of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Her sister was Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
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