Harriet Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle

Henrietta "Harriet" Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne and Duchess of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1701 – 17 July 1776),[1] was the wife of British statesman and prime minister Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.


The Duchess of Newcastle
Portrait by Charles Jervas
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Great Britain
Tenure
1757–1762
Preceded byVacant
Title last held by
Herself
Succeeded byThe Countess of Bute
Tenure
1754–1756
Preceded byCatherine Pelham
Succeeded byVacant
Title next held by
Herself
Personal details
Born1701
Died17 July 1776 (aged 7475)
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)
(m. 1717; died 1768)
ParentsFrancis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough

She was the daughter of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough. She was also the granddaughter of Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, as well as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough.

Until her marriage, she was known as Lady Harriet Godolphin. Like her husband, she was a devoted Whig and supporter of the Hanoverian succession. They married on 2 April 1717.[2]

During the 1720s, they became famous for throwing sumptuous parties, a tradition that continued for several decades. These were attended even by her husband's political opponents.

References

  1. "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  • Browning, Reed. The Duke of Newcastle. Yale University Press, 1975.
  • Field, Ophelia. The Kit-Cat Club: Friends who Imagined a Nation. Harper Collins, 2008.
Unofficial roles
Preceded by
Catherine Pelham
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Great Britain
1754–1756
Vacant
Title next held by
Herself
Vacant
Title last held by
Herself
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Great Britain
1757–1762
Succeeded by
The Countess of Bute


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