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 Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC (19 August 171021 August 1763), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, Petworth House in Sussex, and of Egremont House in Mayfair, London, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Sou ...

. She was the daughter of

George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter Lieutenant-Colonel George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter FRS ( 1695 – 12 July 1749) of the Homme, Dilwyn, Herefordshire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament at different periods between 1717 and 1747. Personal details George ...

of Killaghy, a soldier and MP, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Petty. Her brother, George, became

Earl of Tyrconnell Earl of Tyrconnell is a title that has been created four times in the Peerage of Ireland. It was first created in 1603, for Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, formerly king of Tyrconnell, along with the subsidiary title Baron Donegal. The 1 ...

. Alicia married the earl on 12 March 1750. The earl and countess had six children: * George O'Brien Wyndham (1751–1837), who succeeded his father in the earldom; * Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham (1752–1826), who married

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC (20 August 1741 – 3 June 1811), known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Ba ...

, and had children; * Lady Frances Wyndham (1755–1795), who married

Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (28 September 1744 – 1 March 1811), known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerag ...

, and had children; * Hon. Percy Charles Wyndham (1757–1833), who died unmarried; * Hon. Charles William Wyndham (1760–1828), who married Lady Anne Barbara Frances Villiers and had no children; * Hon. William Frederick Wyndham (1763–1828),. Note: The countess's name is printed as "Almeria" who married Frances Mary Harford, daughter of

Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore (6 February 1731 – 4 September 1771), styled The Hon. Frederick Calvert until 1751, was a British landowner who was the last Baron Baltimore. Although he exercised almost feudal power in the Province of ...

, and had children; his second wife was Julia de Smorzewska, Countess de Spyterki, by whom he also had children. In 1761 she became the first

Lady of the Bedchamber Lady of the Bedchamber is the title of a lady-in-waiting holding the official position of personal attendant on a British queen regnant or queen consort. The position is traditionally held by the wife of a peer. A lady of the bedchamber would gi ...

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was List of British royal consorts, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her ...

, queen consort of King

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...

the United Kingdom; she remained in the queen's household until her death in 1794. On 6 June 1767, following the death of her first husband, she married Count

Hans Moritz von Brühl Hans Moritz von Brühl (20 December 1736 – 22 January 1809) was a German diplomat and astronomer, resident for much of his life in London, where he was known as John Maurice, Count of Brühl. Life He was the son of F. W. Graf von Brühl of M ...

.Carpenter, John R. ''Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2009'' (DVD format). George Carpenter the 2nd is RIN 11686. They had one child, Harriet Brühl, who died in 1853. Harriet married

Hugh Scott Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1945 and from 1947 to 1959 and in the ...

, 6th

Lord Polwarth Lord Polwarth, of Polwarth in the County of Berwick, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, 2nd Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1696 to 1702 (the baronetcy had been created in ...

, and had children (including

Henry Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth Henry Francis Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth (1 January 1800 – 16 August 1867) was firstly a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Roxburghshire, 1826–32, then a Scottish representative peer in the House of Lords at W ...

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