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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.
Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles, only daughter and heiress,, married on the 31st October, 1712, to Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, F.R.S., D.C.L., and founder of the Harleian Library; he died at his house in Dover Street, on the 16 of June, 1741, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
- 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.
“Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles Harley were friends all their lives, and also they were distant cousins. They could both claim descent from the formidable Bess of Hardwick and they were brought up on neighbouring estates Mary at Thoresby, and Henrietta at Welbeck.
Cavendish, Henrietta. Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. Daughter of John Holles, duke of Newcastle; married Edward, 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer. Henrietta Street in Cavendish Square, London, was named after her.
Information. Also known as. Henrietta Cavendish-Holles, Countess of Oxford. primary name: primary name: Cavendish-Holles, Henrietta. other name: other name: (Countess of) Oxford. Details. individual; British; Female. Life dates. 1693-1755. Biography. Wife of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. d. of John, Duke of Newcastle. New search.
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 ...
