Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer

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The Right Honourable

Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer
Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer (1694–1755), by John Wootton
BornLady Henrietta Cavendish Holles
11 February 1694
Died9 December 1755(1755-12-09) (aged 61)
BuriedWestminster Abbey
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1713; died 1741)​
IssueHenry Cavendish Harley, Lord Harley
Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
ParentsJohn Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Lady Margaret Cavendish

Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer (née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles;

Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
.

Her hand was sought in marriage even in her youth as a means of alliance with her powerful father. Suitors included the Intendant of the Court of a Count of the

Wimpole Hall. She brought, through inheritance, Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, Bolsover Castle
and Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire to her husband.

They had two children. Their son, Henry Cavendish Harley, Lord Harley, lived only four days.[3] Their only child to attain maturity was Margaret (1715–1785), and so whilst Margaret inherited most of the combined Holles-Harley fortunes on her parents' deaths, the title of Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer passed to Edward's cousin (also Edward).

Henrietta Place (previously Henrietta Street)[4] in Marylebone in the City of Westminster in central London was named after the Countess. Nearby Harley Street was named after her husband.[5] The general area was owned by the Harleys and developed during their lifetimes, hence other streets are named after their family, too. This includes Oxford Street, Wigmore Street and Wimpole Street.

She was buried 26 December 1755 in the Duke of Newcastle's vault in Westminster Abbey.[6]

References

  1. ^ She was only known as Countess of Oxford after her husband's succession to his earldom - she was previously known as Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles, 1694-1713, and as Lady Henrietta Cavendish Harley, 1713-1724
  2. ^ Nicholson, A. P. (11 November 2007). "Henrietta Countess of Oxford". Nottinghamshire History. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, A. Sutton, Gloucester, 1982, vol. X, p. 267.
  4. ^ St Peter’s, Vere Street. Survey of London, UCL, 15 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ISBN 0713401400
  6. ^ Chester, Joseph (1876). The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church or Abbey of St. Peter, Westminister. London. p. 389.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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