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Lady Caroline Lamb
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English writer (1785-1828)
OverviewAI-generated
Lady Caroline Lamb was a British poet, writer, and novelist. Born in Dorset in 1785, she was the daughter of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough. She had siblings including Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby and John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough. Lamb wrote in English and is noted for her work in poetry.
She was married to William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. Her notable works include the novel *Glenarvon* and *Ada Reis*. She died in London in 1828 and was buried in Hertfordshire. Her life and work have been described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Ada Reis
- Ada Reis: A Tale, Volume 2
- Glenarvon
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1785-11-13 ) 13 November 1785
- Died
- 25 January 1828 (1828-01-25) (aged 42)
- Spouse
- William Lamb ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1805 )
- Parents
- The 3rd Earl of Bessborough Lady Henrietta Spencer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Caroline
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dorset
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Lady Caroline Lamb by Eliza H. Trotter.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1785-11-13
- date of death
- 1828-01-01
- Commons category
- Caroline Lamb
- place of burial
- Hertfordshire
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Lady Caroline Lamb (née Ponsonby; 13 November 1785 – 25 January 1828) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and novelist, best known for Glenarvon, a Gothic novel. In 1812, she had an affair with Lord Byron, whom she described as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". Her husband was the Honourable William Lamb, who after her death became 2nd Viscount Melbourne and British prime minister.
Family background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lady Caroline Lamb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.