Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough

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Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, was an 18th–19th century British aristocrat and political hostess from the influential Spencer family, noted for her prominent social role in Georgian high society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocrat ⓘ
member of the British nobility ⓘ
political hostess ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
associatedWith Devonshire House set ⓘ
Georgian high society ⓘ
birthDate 1761-06-16 ⓘ
birthName Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer ⓘ
birthPlace Althorp, Northamptonshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Althorp
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Husbands Bosworth ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
child Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley ⓘ
John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough ⓘ
Lady Caroline Lamb ⓘ
Lady Harriet Ponsonby ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 1821-11-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Cavendish Square, London, England ⓘ
era Georgian era ⓘ
familyName Ponsonby ⓘ
father John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Henrietta ⓘ
knownFor hosting Whig political gatherings ⓘ
influence in Whig political circles ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriedIntoFamily Ponsonby family ⓘ
memberOf Spencer family ⓘ
mother Georgiana Spencer, Countess Spencer ⓘ
linked to: Georgiana Spencer
nobleFamily Spencer family ⓘ
nobleTitle Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
notableFor political salon hostessing ⓘ
prominent role in Georgian high society ⓘ
notableRelative Charles James Fox ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Althorp ⓘ
Bessborough House ⓘ
Devonshire House, London ⓘ
sibling George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer ⓘ
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough ⓘ
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable ⓘ

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Lady Caroline Lamb → mother → Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire → sibling → Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer ⓘ
linked to: Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Caroline Ponsonby Lamb → mother → Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
Caroline Ponsonby → mother → Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough → spouse → Henrietta Spencer, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
linked to: Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough → notableRelative → Henrietta Spencer, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
linked to: Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough → birthName → Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer ⓘ
linked to: Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Caroline Ponsonby Lamb → mother → Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ
subject linked to: Viscountess Melbourne
St Mary’s Church, Husbands Bosworth → burialPlaceOf → Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough ⓘ