Henrietta Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, 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 Duke of Marlborough. Her sister was Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
- Occupation
- governess, socialite, aristocrat
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- June 16, 1761, 1761
- Died
- November 11, 1821, 1821