The Baroness Godolphin | |
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| Born | Harriet Arundel Stewart (illegitimate) 17 August 1800 |
| Died | 28 October 1852 (aged 52) |
| Title | Baroness Godolphin |
| Spouse | George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds |
| Children | 11, including George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds |
| Parent(s) | Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (illegitimate) |
Harriet Osborne, Baroness Godolphin (née Arundel Stewart; 17 August 1800 – 28 October 1852) was a British noblewoman. An illegitimate child, her mother was the society figure Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, who became pregnant by her longtime lover Lord Granville Leveson-Gower. Henrietta gave birth to the girl in secret and sent her to be raised by a foster mother, though she stayed in contact through letters and gifts.
At the age of twelve, Harriet joined her father’s household in Staffordshire and was included as part of his family. After accompanying him to the Netherlands, she met and married Hon. George Osborne in 1824 with whom she had eleven children, but she died before her husband became the 8th Duke of Leeds, which would have made Harriet "Duchess of Leeds".