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Shield of arms of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. Descended from a long-established Northumbrian family seated at Howick Hall, Grey was the second but eldest surviving son of General Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey KB (1729–1807) and his wife Elizabeth (1743/4–1822), a daughter of George Grey of Southwick, County Durham.
Elizabeth Courtney (20 February 1792 – 2 May 1859) was the illegitimate daughter of the Whig politician and future Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and socialite Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, while Georgiana was married to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire . The Duchess was forced by ...
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- Robert Ellice
- 20 February 1792, Aix-en-Provence, France
Georgiana also came to meet and become friends with the wife of her former lover, Charles Grey. [14] In 1796, Georgiana succumbed to illness in one eye; the medical treatment resulted in a scarring of her face.
9 de mar. de 2024 · Reform Bill. Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (born March 13, 1764, Falloden, Northumberland, Eng.—died July 17, 1845, Howick, Northumberland) was a British politician, leader of the Whig (liberal) Party, and prime minister (1830–34), who presided over the passage of the Reform Act of 1832, modernizing the franchise and the electoral system.
For the full article, see Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey . Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, (born March 13, 1764, Falloden, Northumberland, Eng.—died July 17, 1845, Howick, Northumberland), British politician, leader of the Whig Party, and prime minister (1830–34). Grey entered Parliament in 1786 and soon became prominent among the aristocratic ...
On November 18, 1794, Charles Grey married Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby. They had sixteen children, including sons Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802-94), General Charles Grey (1804-70), Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey (1805-78), William (1808-15), and Admiral the Honourable George Grey (1809-91), and daughters Louisa Elizabeth (1797-1841 ...
In 1794 Grey married Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby, a member of the Irish branch of the family. The Ponsonbys were Whigs to the core. Grey and his wife had six daughters and ten sons; he also had an illegitimate daughter by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
