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Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough DCL (24 January 1758 – 3 February 1844), styled the Viscount Duncannon from 1758 to 1793, was an Anglo-Irish peer.
The present holders – Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley – are both fifth cousins of the 12th Earl of Bessborough (and of each other, both being descendants of younger sons of the 3rd Earl; see chart below).
He was the brother of John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, and William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley, and his sister was the "notorious" Lady Caroline Lamb, who married the Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne. He was educated at Harrow. Early career. Ponsonby joined the army as a cornet in January 1800, serving in the 10th Light ...
8 de mai. de 2024 · Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758 - 1844) RA Collection: People and Organisations Landowner, politician, amateur watercolor-painter. Known as Viscount Duncannon until 1793; in 1793 inherited the earldom from his father, William, the second earl (1704-93). In 1793 married Lady Henrietta Spencer (1761-1821). Profile
Biography. Ponsonby was a veteran of the Peninsula and Waterloo, where he was seriously wounded.
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758-1844), British peer; Lord of the Admiralty 1782-83. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 4 portraits Ponsonby was known as Viscount Duncannon until his father's death. In 1780, Duncannon married Lady Henrietta Spencer, sister of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
Frederick Ponsonby, a politician and landowner, was born on 24 January 1758, at 1 Cavendish Square, London. He was the fifth and only surviving son of William Ponsonby, second earl of Bessborough (1704–1793), and his wife, Lady Caroline Cavendish (1719–1760), daughter of the third duke of Devonshire. Ponsonby was baptized at St Marylebone ...
