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Corisande de Gramont | |
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.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) | |
| Issue | Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville Corisande Emma Bennet |
| 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 who belonged to the family of Gramont, by marriage to Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville; she was Countess of Tankerville.
Early Life
[edit]Corisande de Gramont was born October 5, 1789,[1] she was the eldest and first-born child to Antoine-Louis, 1st Duc de Gramont et Guiche [2] and his wife; Aglaé de Polignac.
As the grand-daughter of Yolande de Polastron, whom was the favourite and confidante of Marie Antoinette.[3] Corisande's family were given many benefits and were warmly embraced as 'close relatives' to the Queen.
In the year of 1789, following up with 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 the Queen of France. After they traversed several European countries, her family finally settled in Mitau, where they lived with prominent members of the royal family coming from France.
Eventually Corisande located herself in the midst of England, she was brought up in the household of her grandmother's friend, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. On the property, she grew up alongside Lady Caroline Ponsonby, who went on to become known as the notorious Lady Caroline Lamb.[4][5]
Marriage
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On July 28, 1806, Corisande now aged 24, married Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville.[6] Following the preceding with the marriage, Corisande was Countess consort of Tankerville. The pair produced a male and female; Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville, (1776–1859), and Lady Corisande Bennet (1807–1876).[7]
Death
[edit]Following the death of her husband on June 25, 1859. The now widowed Corisande was later stripped of her title as Countess of Tankerville. On January 23, 1865, the elderly dowager Corisande died in London, United Kingdom. Corisande outlived both her siblings despite being the eldest, her sister, Aglaé de Gramont by 23 years and her younger brother, Héraclius de Gramont, 9th Duke of Gramont by a decade. [8] She was later buried in the Trinity Centre, St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol. The area formerly known as the Holy Trinity Church. [9]
Ancestry
[edit]Issue
[edit]| Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Augustus Bennet 6th Earl of Tankerville |
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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[10] |
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 without issue. |
Descendants
[edit]Through her son; Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville. She was paternal grandmother of Lady Corisande Olivia Bennet, Charles Bennet, Lady Ida Bennet, Countess of Dalhousie, and George Bennet, 7th Earl of Tankerville.
References
[edit]- ^ "Corisande Armandine Sophie Leonice Helene Bennet (de Gramont)". Geni.com. Michael Lawrence Rhodes. 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Duke of Gramont". Royalty.Miraheze.org. 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Madame de Polignac". En.chateauversailles.fr. 1 October 2024.
- ^ "John Linnell". Bonhams.com. 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Lot 20: John Linnell (British, 1792–1882) Corisande Armandine Leonie Sophie Bennett". Invaluable.com. 30 September 2015.
- ^ The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington. Scholarly Commons. 20 May 2024. ISBN 9780404077211.
- ^ "Harris, Lady Corisande Emma (1807–1876), née Bennet, wife of James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury". 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Corisande Armandine Léonie de GRAMONT".
- ^ "Corisande Armandine Sophie de Gramont Bennet". Findagrave.com. 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Corisande Emma Bennet". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. 31 August 2015.
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