Charlotte Ashburnham, Countess of Ashburnham (''née'' Lady Charlotte Percy; 3 June 1776 – 26 November 1862), was an English aristocrat. She was the second wife of

George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham (25 December 1760 – 27 October 1830), was a British Peerage, peer. Early life He was the son of the John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham and the former Elizabeth Crowley, be ...

, and the mother of the fourth earl. Lady Charlotte was the eldest daughter of

Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, (21 January 1750 – 21 October 1830), styled Lord Algernon Percy between 1766 and 1786 and known as the Lord Lovaine between 1786 and 1790, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 ...

, son of

Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, (6 June 1786) was an English peer, politician, and landowner. Origins Hugh Smithson was born , the son of Langdale Smithson (b. 1682) of Langdale, and Philadelphia Reveley. He was a grandson of Sir Hu ...

, and Beverley's wife, Isabella Burrell. Her brother was

George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland PC (22 June 1778 – 22 August 1867), styled Lord Lovaine between 1790 and 1830 and known as the Earl of Beverley between 1830 and 1865, was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Yeome ...

. Ashburnham's first marriage, to the Hon. Sophia Thynne, ended with her death in 1791. Of their four children, both sons and one daughter predeceased their father, leaving only Lady Elizabeth Sophia Ashburnham, who died unmarried on 13 March 1879, aged 92. As a result, it was the eldest surviving son of his second marriage who would inherit the earldom. Lady Charlotte Percy married

George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph (9 October 1785 – 7 June 1813), styled The Honourable George Ashburnham until 1812, was a British politician. Background and education Ashburnham was the eldest son of George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashbur ...

(future Earl of Ashburnham) at Orwell Park, Ipswich, on 25 July 1795.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 I, page 273. They had 13 children: *The Hon. William Ashburnham (1797), who died in infancy * Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (1797–1878), who married Lady Katherine Charlotte Baillie and had children *The Hon. Percy Ashburnham (1799–1881), who married Esther By and had children *Lady Charlotte Susan Ashburnham (1801–1865), who died unmarried *Lady Theodosia Julia Ashburnham (1802–1887), who died unmarried *The Hon. Charles Ashburnham (1803–1848), who married Sarah Joanna Murray and had no children *Lady Georgiana Jemima Ashburnham (1805–1882), who married twice: first, to Henry Reveley Mitford (marriage dissolved), and second, to Hon. Francis George Molyneux. There were children from both marriages, including

Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (24 February 1837 – 17 August 1916), was a British diplomat, collector and writer, whose most notable work is ''Tales of Old Japan'' (1871). Nicknamed "Bertie", he was the paternal grandf ...

, grandfather of the

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*Lady Jane Henrietta Ashburnham (1809–1896), who married Admiral Charles Henry Swinburne, and was mother of the poet

Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He wrote many plays – all tragedies – and collections of poetry such as '' Poems and Ballads'', and contributed to the Eleve ...

) *Lady Katherine Frances Ashburnham (1812–1839), who married Henry William Beauclerk and had one child *Lady Eleanor Isabel Bridget Ashburnham (1814–1895), who married Reverend Algernon Wodehouse and had children *General The Hon. Thomas Ashburnham, CB (1816–1872), who married Hon. Adelaide Georgiana Frederica Foley and had no children *Lady Mary Agnes Blanche Ashburnham (1816–1899), who married Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet, and had one child *The Hon. Reginald Ashburnham (1819–1830), who died in childhood George succeeded his father as Earl of Ashburnham in 1812, and, on his own death in 1830, was succeeded by his fourth, but eldest surviving, son, Bertram. Lady Charlotte then became Countess Dowager. She died in 1862 at her home at

Eaton Square Eaton Square is a rectangular, residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is the largest Squares in London, square in London. It is one of the three squares built by the landowning Grosvenor family when they developed the main ...

in London. Lady Charlotte's portrait was painted by

John Hoppner John Hoppner (4 April 175823 January 1810) was an English portrait painter, much influenced by Joshua Reynolds, who achieved fame as a colourist. Early life Hoppner was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of German parents – his mother w ...

. An engraving is held at Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire. Another, by Charles Wilkin, is held by the

Scottish National Portrait Gallery National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. It also holds the Scottish National Photography Collec ...

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