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Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer (née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles; 11 February 1694 – 9 December 1755) was an English noblewoman, the only child and heiress of John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Born before 11 Feb 1694 in Nottinghamshire, England. Ancestors. Daughter of John Holles KG and Margaret (Cavendish) Holles. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Edward Harley MP — married 31 Oct 1713 in England. Descendants. Mother of Margaret Cavendish (Harley) Bentinck. Died 9 Dec 1755 after age 61 in London, England.
- Female
- February 11, 1694
- Edward Harley MP
- December 9, 1755
Henrietta was the only child of John Holies, Duke of Newcastle of the second creation (1662-1711), and his wife Margaret Cavendish Holies (1661-1716), who was herself the third daughter of Henry Cavendish, second Duke of Newcastle (1630-91). Although Margaret was not her father's eldest child, she was his chosen heiress.
Henrietta was born Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles in 1694, so five years younger than her friend. Mary’s mother died when she was three. There had been four children in close succession, and the mother died from post-birth complications.
Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. Name variations: Henrietta Holles; Henrietta Harley. Died in 1755; dau. of John Holles (c. 1661–1711), 1st duke of Newcastle; m. Edward Harley (1689–1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, 1713; children: Margaret Cavendish Harley (d. 1785). Henrietta Street in Cavendish Square, London, was named after her.
Their daughter, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles (1694-1755), inherited the bulk of the Cavendish estates after litigation. She married Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689-1741).
7 de mar. de 2017 · Lady Henrietta Cavendish-Holles, Countess of Oxford (1694-1755), by Godfrey Kneller. © Christ Church, University of Oxford. Most of the Oxford portraits of women from before the late nineteenth century show the wives, widows, and daughters of eminent men, but many of these women had fascinating lives despite social and educational ...
