Alicia Wyndham, Countess of Egremont

Alicia Wyndham, Countess of Egremont (c.1726 1 June 1794), formerly the Hon. Alicia Maria Carpenter, was the wife of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont.

She was the daughter of George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy, a soldier and MP, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Petty. Her brother, George, became Earl of Tyrconnell.

Alicia married the earl on 12 March 1750.[1][2]

The earl and countess had six children:

In 1761 she became the first Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom; she remained in the queen's household until her death in 1794.[4]

On 6 June 1767, following the death of her first husband, she married Count Hans Moritz von Brühl.[5] They had one child, Harriet Brühl, who died in 1853. Harriet married Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth, and had children (including Henry Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth).

References

  1. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III.
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  3. Edmund Burke (1829). Annual Register. pp. 2–.. Note: The countess's name is printed as "Almeria"
  4. "Household of Queen Charlotte 1761-1818". Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. Carpenter, John R. Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2009 (DVD format). George Carpenter the 2nd is RIN 11686.
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