Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
The Countess of Bessborough | |
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The Earl and Countess of Bessborough, 1933 | |
| Viceregal consort of Canada | |
| In office 1931–1935 | |
| Preceded by | The Marchioness of Willingdon |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Tweedsmuir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberte Poupart de Neuflize 15 September 1892 Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France |
| Died | 22 November 1979 (aged 87) Kensington, London, England |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough The Hon Desmond Neuflize Ponsonby Lady Moyra Browne The Hon George St. Lawrence Neuflize Ponsonby |
| Parent(s) | Jean de Neuflize Madeleine Dolfuss-Davilliers |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, GCStJ, JP (née Poupart de Neuflize; 15 September 1892 – 22 November 1979), was a French noblewoman who married into the English aristocracy and served as Viceregal Consort of Canada in the 1930s.