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Mary Grey, Countess Grey
The Countess Grey | |
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.jpg) Countess Grey with her children Caroline and Georgiana, in a print after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1831 | |
| Born | Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby 4 March 1776 |
| Died | 26 November 1861 (aged 85) Eaton Square, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1830–1834) |
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| Children | 16, including Henry, Charles, and Frederick |
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Mary Elizabeth Grey, Countess Grey (née Ponsonby; 4 March 1776 – 26 November 1861) was a British aristocrat and political hostess.[1] She is notable for being the wife of the prime minister in the 1830s through her marriage to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.
- ^ Lewis, Judith Schneid (2003). Sacred to female patriotism : gender, class, and politics in late Georgian Britain. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-82202-9. OCLC 841171677.
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