Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland

The Countess of Mornington
Portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Born
Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland

c. 1766
Paris, France
Died5 November 1816(1816-11-05) (aged 55–56)
Teddesley Hall, Staffordshire, UK
Resting placeSt Michael's Church, Penkridge, Staffordshire, UK
Other namesHyacinthe-Gabrielle Fagan
Spouse
(m. 1794)
Children

Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (née Roland or Rolland; c. 1766 – 5 November 1816) was a French actress who became the mistress, and later the wife, of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley. As an actress, she was known as Gabrielle Fagan. Through her daughter, Anne, Roland was a great-great-great grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.


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