The Countess of Bessborough | |
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Viceregal consort of Canada | |
In office 1931–1935 | |
Preceded by | The Marchioness of Willingdon |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Tweedsmuir |
Personal details | |
Born | Roberte Poupart de Neuflize 15 September 1892 Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France |
Died | 22 November 1979 Kensington, London, England | (aged 87)
Spouse | |
Children | 4, including Frederick and Moyra |
Parent(s) | Jean de Neuflize Madeleine Dolfuss-Davilliers |
Awards | Legion of Honour |
Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, GCStJ, JP (née Poupart de Neuflize; 15 September 1892 – 22 November 1979), was a French noblewoman who married into the English aristocracy and served as Viceregal Consort of Canada in the 1930s.