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Margaret Georgiana Poyntz. Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet ), 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 ...
Henrietta Frances Spencer (Harriet) later Countess of Bessborough, was born at Wimbledon in Surrey on 16 June 1761. Her father, John Spencer, first Earl Spencer, was a descendant of the first Duke of Marlborough and her mother was Margaret Georgiana Poyntz . Harriet had a brother George John Spencer (1734-83) and a sister Georgiana (1757-1806 ...
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet ), 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 ...
29 de abr. de 2022 · Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet), was the wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and mother of the notorious Lady Caroline Lamb. Her father, John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, was a great-grandson of John Churchill, 1st Duke ...
Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, was born on June 16, 1761, the younger daughter of John, Earl Spencer. In November of 1780 she married Frederick Ponsonby, viscount Duncannon; her dowry of L20,000 went toward Duncannon's L30,000 debt. Their first child, John William Ponsonby, was born on August 31, 1781.
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.
1 de abr. de 2022 · Image credit: Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, by Angelica Kauffman (1793) from wikicommons. [1] British Library, Add MS 89382/2/23, folios 16-20: Countess Bessborough to Granville Leveson Gower, 20 January 1805.
