Caroline Amelia Ponsonby (Gordon-Lennox), Countess of Bessborough

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About Caroline Amelia Ponsonby (Gordon-Lennox), Countess of Bessborough

Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox was born on 18 June 1819.

She was the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget.

She married John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough, son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane, on 4 October 1849.

She died on 30 April 1890 at age 70 at Bessborough House, Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. She was buried on 6 May 1890 at Fiddown, Ireland.3 Her will was probated on 14 June 1890.

     From 4 October 1849, her married name became Ponsonby. As a result of her marriage, Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox was styled as Countess of Bessborough on 4 October 1849. Her last will was dated 21 September 1882.

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Caroline Amelia Ponsonby (Gordon-Lennox), Countess of Bessborough's Timeline

1819
June 18, 1819
St. James Palace, London, Middlesex, England
1890
April 30, 1890
Age 70
Bessborough House, Pilltown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland