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Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer, aged 24, by Godfrey Kneller

Henrietta Harley (née Holles), Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer^[1] (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.

Her hand was sought in marriage even in her youth, as a means of alliance with her powerful father, by the Intendant of the Court of a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in December 1703, the Elector of Hanover's son in June 1706, the Duke of Somerset's son Lord Hertford in 1707-11, Count Nassau in 1709, and finally Lord Danby (grandson of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds) in 1711, before her father settled on Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. They were married on 31 August 1713, at Wimpole. They had two children. Their son, Henry Cavendish Harley, Lord Harley, lived only four days.^[2] 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 passed to Edward's cousin (also Edward).

Notes

^ 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
^ 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.

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[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] 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.

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-'''Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer''', née '''Henrietta Cavendish Holles''', <ref>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</ref> (11 February 1694-9 December 1755) was an English noblewoman, the only child and heir of John (Holles), the [[John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle|1st Duke of Newcastle]] and his wife, the former Lady [[Margaret Cavendish (1661-1717)|Margaret Cavendish]], daughter of Henry (Cavendish), the [[Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne|2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne]].
+'''Henrietta Harley (''née'' Holles), Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer'''<ref>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</ref> (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 [[Margaret Cavendish (1661-1717)|Lady Margaret Cavendish]], daughter of [[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, by the Intendant of the Court of a Count of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in December 1703, the [[Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover|Elector of Hanover]]'s [[George I of Great Britain|son]] in June 1706, the [[Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset|Duke of Somerset]]'s son [[Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset|Lord Hertford]] in 1707-11, Count Nassau in 1709, and finally Lord Danby (grandson of [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds]]) in 1711, before her father settled on the son of the [[Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford|1st Earl of Oxford]].  She thus married [[Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer|Edward Harley (later the 2nd Earl)]], on 31 August 1713, at [[Wimpole Hall|Wimpole]].  They had two children. Their son, Henry Cavendish Harley, lived only four days.<ref>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.</ref> Their only child to attain maturity was [[Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland|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]] passed to Edward's cousin (also [[Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer|Edward]]).
+Her hand was sought in marriage even in her youth, as a means of alliance with her powerful father, by the Intendant of the Court of a Count of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in December 1703, the [[Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover|Elector of Hanover]]'s [[George I of Great Britain|son]] in June 1706, the [[Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset|Duke of Somerset]]'s son [[Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset|Lord Hertford]] in 1707-11, Count Nassau in 1709, and finally Lord Danby (grandson of [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds]]) in 1711, before her father settled on [[Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer]]. They were married on 31 August 1713, at [[Wimpole Hall|Wimpole]].  They had two children. Their son, Henry Cavendish Harley, Lord Harley, lived only four days.<ref>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.</ref> Their only child to attain maturity was [[Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland|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]] passed to Edward's cousin (also [[Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer|Edward]]).
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