Mary Grey, Countess Grey

The Countess Grey
The Right Honourable; The Countess Grey
Spouse of the Prime Minister; of the United Kingdom
	In role; 22 November 1830 – 9 July 1834
Preceded by	The Duchess of Wellington
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby; 4 March 1776; Whitehaven
Died	26 November 1861 (aged 85); Eaton Square, London
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; (m. 1794; died 1845)
Children	16, including Henry, Charles, and Frederick
Parents	Lord Ponsonby; Louisa Molesworth;

Mary Elizabeth Grey, Countess Grey (née Ponsonby; 4 March 1776 – 26 November 1861) was a British aristocrat and Countess of Grey as wife of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby was born on 4 March 1776 in Whitehaven. She was the only daughter of William Ponsonby (1744–1806), the future 1st Baron Ponsonby and his wife, the Honourable Louisa Molesworth (1749–1824), daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth.

Personal life

She married on 18 November 1794 Charles Grey MP (1764–1845), the future 2nd Earl Grey and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the son of Charles Grey (1729–1807), later 1st Baron Grey and 1st Earl Grey, and his wife Elizabeth Grey née Grey (1743–1822). They had ten sons and six daughters:

a stillborn daughter (1796)
Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey (7 April 1797 – 26 November 1841); married John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (known for the Durham report)
Lady Elizabeth Grey (10 July 1798 – 8 November 1880); married John Crocker Bulteel (d. 10 September 1843).
Lady Caroline Grey (30 August 1799 – 28 April 1875); married Capt. The Hon. George Barrington
Lady Georgiana Grey (17 February 1801 – 1900); never married
Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (28 December 1802 – 9 October 1894), eldest son, who became a politician like his father
General Sir Charles Grey (15 March 1804 – 31 March 1870), father of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey
Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey (23 August 1805 – 2 May 1878)
Lady Mary Grey (2 May 1807 – 6 July 1884); married Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
Hon. William Grey (13 May 1808 – 11 February 1815)
Admiral The Hon. George Grey (16 May 1809 – 3 October 1891) married Jane Frances, daughter of Gen Hon Sir Patrick Stuart
Hon. Thomas Grey (29 December 1810 – 8 July 1826)
Rev. Hon. John Grey MA, DD (2 March 1812 – 11 November 1895) Canon and Rector of Durham
Rev. Francis Richard Grey (31 March 1813 – 22 March 1890) married Lady Elizabeth Howard (1816–1891), daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, and Lady Georgiana Cavendish (daughter of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire).
Hon. Henry Cavendish Grey (16 October 1814 – 5 September 1880) Army Captain
Hon. William George Grey (15 February 1819 – 19 December 1865) married Theresa Catherine, only daughter of Maj-Gen Count Stedink, Insp-Gen of Cavalry, Sweden.[1]

Later life and death

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 November 1830 to 16 July 1834. Mary Grey, Countess Grey, was widowed on 17 July 1845. She lived until 26 November 1861, when she died aged 85 in Eaton Square, London.

Titles and styles

1776–1794: Miss Mary Ponsonby
1794–1801: Mrs. Charles Grey
1801–1806: The Honourable Mrs. Charles Grey
1806–1807: Viscountess Howick
1807–1845: The Right Honourable The Countess Grey
1845–1861: The Right Honourable The Dowager Countess Grey

Ancestry

Ancestors of Mary Grey, Countess Grey

16. William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon

8. Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough

17. Mary Moor

4. The Hon. John Ponsonby

18. John Margetson

9. Sarah Margetson

19. The Hon. Alice Caulfeild

2. William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby

20. William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire

10. William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

21. The Hon. Rachel Russell

5. Lady Elizabeth Cavendish

22. John Hoskins

11. Catherine Hoskins

23. Catherine Hale

1. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby

24. Robert Molesworth

12. Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth

25. Judith Bysse

6. Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth

26. Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote

13. Letitia Coote

27. Mary St. George

3. The Hon. Louisa Molesworth

28. Ven. Adam Ussher

14. Ven. William Ussher

29. Justith Newcomen

7. Mary Jenney Ussher

30. Rev. Christophilus Jenney

15. Mary Jenney

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References

Burke's Peerage, (1999), pp.1225–6

Unofficial roles
Preceded by The Duchess of Wellington	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1830–1834	Vacant Title next held by The Lady Peel

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[1] Burke's Peerage, (1999), pp.1225–6