NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821 DNB: Ponsonby [née Spencer], Henrietta Frances [Harriet], countess of Bessborough (1761-1821), noblewoman LBT ID: LyBessb3 VIAF ID: 33211085 LOC ID: no94035611 | B/BAP: 1761-06-16 DIED: 1821-11-11 |
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The younger sister of the Duchess of Devonshire; in 1780 she married Frederick Ponsonby,
third earl of Bessborough; Lady Caroline Lamb was their daughter. | |