Corisande de Gramont
| Corisande de Gramont | |
|---|---|
| File:Corisande de Gramont, Countess of Tankerville, by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842).jpg Portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun c. 1800 | |
| Countess of Tankerville | |
| Reign | December 10, 1822 – June 25, 1859 |
| Predecessor | Emma, Lady Tankerville |
| Successor | Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville |
| Full name
Corisande Armandine Sophie Leonice Helene Bennet de Gramont | |
| Born | 5 October 1782 Paris, France |
| Died | 23 January 1865 (aged 82) Mayfair, London |
| Buried | Trinity Centre |
| Noble family | Gramont family |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville (m. 1806; died 1859) |
| Issue | |
| Father | Antoine Louis Marie de Gramont, 8th Duke of Gramont |
| Mother | Aglaé de Polignac |
Corisande Armandine Sophie Leonice Helene Bennet (de Gramont) (5 October 1782 – 23 January 1865) was an Aristocrat and Socialite and was born to the family of Gramont. By marriage to Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville, she was titled Countess of Tankerville.[1]
Early Life
Corisande de Gramont was born on October 5, 1782, she was the eldest and first-born child to Antoine-Louis, 1st Duc de Gramont et Guiche and his wife, Aglaé de Polignac.[2]
As the grand-daughter of Yolande de Polastron, who was the favourite and confidante of Marie Antoinette, Corisande's family were given many benefits and were regarded as 'close relatives' to the Queen.
In 1789, following the outbreak of the French Revolution, Corisande and her parents, including her younger sister Aglaé de Gramont and brother Héraclius de Gramont, 9th Duke of Gramont, were forced to flee because of her maternal grandmother's relation with France. Eventually, the family resided in Edinburgh, Scotland. On 30 March 1803, Corisande's mother and her three siblings suffered severe burns from a housefire, and her mother later died after she succumbed to her injuries.[2]
After the death of her mother, Corisande located herself in England, where she was brought up in the household of her grandmother's friend, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.[2]
Marriage
On July 28, 1806, Corisande, now aged 24, married Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville.[3] The marriage took place at Devonshire House. Following the marriage, Corisande was Countess consort of Tankerville. The pair produced a son and a daughter: Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville, and Lady Corisande Bennet.[4]
Death
Following the death of her husband on June 25, 1859, the widowed Corisande was later given the title of Dowager Countess of Tankerville. On January 23, 1865, Corisande died in London, United Kingdom.[5][6] Corisande outlived both her siblings, her sister, Aglaé de Gramont, by 23 years and her younger brother, Héraclius de Gramont, 9th Duke of Gramont, by a decade. She was later buried in the Trinity Centre, St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol. The area formerly known as the Holy Trinity Church.
Ancestry
Issue
| Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Augustus Bennet 6th Earl of Tankerville |
10 January 1810 – 18 December 1899 |
89 years, 10 months and 8 days | Charles was Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms, he married in 1830 to Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville but she later died on 15 February 1922. The marriage had issue. | |
| Corisande Emma Bennet Aristocrat |
10 August 1807 – 17 May 1876 |
68 years, 7 months and 9 days | Corisande was the wife of James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, however she died on 17 May 1876. The marriage was childless. |
Descendants
Via her son, Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville, she was the paternal grandmother of Lady Corisande Olivia Bennet, Charles Bennet, Lady Ida Bennet, Countess of Dalhousie, and George Bennet, 7th Earl of Tankerville.
References
- ↑ Wagner, Gillian (2017). Miss Palmer's Diary. I.B.Tauris. p. 123. ISBN 978-1786722492. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Baillio, Joseph; Baetjer, Katharine; Lang, Paul (2016). Vigée Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary France (Hardcover). Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 217. ISBN 978-1588395818. Search this book on
- ↑ Madden Robert, Richard (20 May 2024). The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington. Scholarly Commons. p. 474. ISBN 9780404077211. Search this book on
- ↑ "Harris, Lady Corisande Emma (1807–1876), née Bennet, wife of James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury". archives.trin.cam.ac.uk. 5 October 2024.
- ↑ "Corisande de Gramont". literarybibliography.eu.
- ↑ "Bennet, Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène (1782-1865), née de Gramont, wife of Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville". archives.trin.cam.ac.uk.
External links
- Portraits of Corisande Armandine, Countess of Tankerville at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Emma, Lady Tankerville |
Countess of Tankerville 1806–1859 |
Succeeded by Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville |
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