Cavendish, Henrietta (d. 1755)

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Cavendish, Henrietta (d. 1755)

Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. Name variations: Henrietta Holles; Henrietta Harley. Died in 1755; dau. of John Holles (c. 1661–1711), 1st duke of Newcastle; m. Edward Harley (1689–1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, 1713; children: Margaret Cavendish Harley (d. 1785).

Henrietta Street in Cavendish Square, London, was named after her.

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