Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
The Countess of Bessborough | |
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Portrait by Angelica Kauffman, 1793 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer 16 June 1761 |
| Died | 11 November 1821 (aged 60) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough Sir Frederick Ponsonby Lady Caroline Lamb William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley Harriet Osborne, Baroness Godolphin George Stewart |
| Parent(s) | John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer Margaret Georgiana Poyntz |
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Henrietta Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (née Spencer; 16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), 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.