Earl Bessborough

Earl Bessborough is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.

In 1739 Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 60) was created 1st Earl Bessborough.

On 04 Jul 1758 Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 79) died. His son William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 54) succeeded 2nd Earl Bessborough. Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 39) by marriage Countess Bessborough.

On 27 Nov 1780 Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 22) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 45) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43). He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 76) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough.

On 11 Mar 1793 William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Bessborough.

On 03 Feb 1844 Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 86) died. His son John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 62) succeeded 4th Earl Bessborough.

On 16 May 1847 John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 65) died. His son John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Bessborough.

On 04 Oct 1849 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 39) and Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 58) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 53). He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 28 Jan 1880 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 70) died. His brother Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough (age 64) succeeded 6th Earl Bessborough.

On 11 Mar 1895 Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough (age 79) died. His brother Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 73) succeeded 7th Earl Bessborough. Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough (age 69) by marriage Countess Bessborough.

On 24 Feb 1906 Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 84) died. His son Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 54) succeeded 8th Earl Bessborough. Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough (age 59) by marriage Countess Bessborough.

On 01 Dec 1920 Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 69) died. His son Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough (age 40) succeeded 9th Earl Bessborough.

In 1956 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough (age 76) died. His son Frederick Edward Neuflize Ponsonby 10th Earl Bessborough (age 42) succeeded 10th Earl Bessborough.

On 05 Apr 2002 Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby 11th Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son Myles Fitzhugh Ponsonby 12th Earl Bessborough (age 61) succeeded 12th Earl Bessborough.