Charlotte Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater

Charlotte Egerton
Countess of Bridgewater
1805 engraving of Charlotte Egerton by James Posselwhite (after Henry Edridge)
BornCharlotte Catherine Anne Haynes
(1763-11-20)20 November 1763
Died11 February 1849(1849-02-11) (aged 85)
Ashridge, Hertfordshire
BuriedChurch of St Peter and St Paul, Little Gaddesden
Noble familyEgerton family
Spouse(s)John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater
FatherSamuel Haynes
MotherElizabeth Haynes
MemorialsRectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

Charlotte Catherine Anne, Countess of Bridgewater (20 November 1763 – 11 February 1849), née Charlotte Haynes, was a British noblewoman. She was known for her philanthropic and charitable acts, and supported numerous educational and religious causes. She was responsible for the laying out of the ornamental gardens around her family home at Ashridge in Hertfordshire.

Charlotte married John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater of the Egerton family in 1783 and from 1803 assumed the title Countess of Bridgewater through her marriage. After the death of her husband, she lived for a further 26 years as a dowager.