Mary Grey, Countess Grey

The Right Honourable
The Countess Grey
The Right Honourable The Countess Grey
	Countess Grey with her children Caroline and Georgiana, in a print after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1831
Born	Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby; 4 March 1776; Whitehaven
Died	26 November 1861 (aged 85); Eaton Square, London
Nationality	British
Known for	Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1830–1834)
Spouse	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; (m. 1794; died 1845)
Children	16, including Henry, Charles, and Frederick
Parents	Lord Ponsonby; Louisa Molesworth;

Mary Elizabeth Grey, Countess Grey (née Ponsonby; 4 March 1776 – 26 November 1861) was a British aristocrat and political hostess.^[1] She is notable for being the wife of the prime minister in the 1830s through her marriage to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.

^ Lewis, Judith Schneid (2003). Sacred to female patriotism : gender, class, and politics in late Georgian Britain. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-82202-9. OCLC 841171677.

[1] Lewis, Judith Schneid (2003). Sacred to female patriotism : gender, class, and politics in late Georgian Britain. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-82202-9. OCLC 841171677.

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The Right Honourable The Countess Grey
Countess Grey with her children Caroline and Georgiana, in a print after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1831
Born	Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby (1776-03-04)4 March 1776 Whitehaven
Died	26 November 1861(1861-11-26) (aged 85) Eaton Square, London
Nationality	British
Known for	Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1830–1834)
Spouse	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (m. 1794; died 1845)
Children	16, including Henry, Charles, and Frederick
Parents	Lord Ponsonby Louisa Molesworth