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26 de oct. de 2012 · Foreman, Amanda, Ponsonby, Henrietta Frances, Countess of Bessborough (1761-1821) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn Jan 2008, accessed 14 Oct 2012) Leveson-Gower, Lord Granville, Private correspondence 1781-1821 , ed by Castalia, Countess Granville (John Murray, 1916, London)
British aristocrat, wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough; younger sister of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1761-1821) Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (Q1396481)
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1. She Fell Far From The Tree. Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough—or just “Harriet” as her friends and family liked to call her—was born in June 1761. She was the youngest surviving child of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz. Unlike her parents, however, Harriet would not have a storybook romance ...
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Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (husband) John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (son) John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (grandson) Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (grandson) Georgiana Dorothy (née Cavendish), Countess of Carlisle (niece) William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (son)
Said to be delicate and lovely, history reveals that Henrietta Ponsonby (English, 1761–1821) lived a life of lustful conquests and personal intrigue. Younger sister to the infamous and enticing Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Henrietta’s life similarly included a series of extramarital lovers, excessive gambling, and controversial political involvement.
