The daughter of Hugh Fortescue, first Earl Fortescue; in 1804 she married Peter King, seventh Baron King.

REFERENCES TO Lady Hester King [née Fortescue]:

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 10 May 1823 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)