Penelope Brudenell, Countess of Cardigan (born Penelope Anne Cooke; 14 February 1770 – 2 February 1826), [1] was the wife of Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan. [2]
She was the daughter of George John Cooke and his wife, the former Penelope Bowyer, of Harefield Park, London. Their other daughter, Maria, married Maj.-Gen. Henry Charles Edward Vernon.
Penelope married Robert Brudenell, MP, on 8 March 1794 at St. George's, Hanover Square, London. He succeeded his childless uncle, James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, in the earldom in 1811. Their children were:
In 1817 she hosted a birthday party for the Prince Regent at their country estate of Cardigan House on Richmond Hill. The scene was later the subject of a painting Richmond Hill on the Prince Regent's Birthday by the artist Turner
In 1818 the countess was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. [5] Queen Charlotte died in the same year. The countess died at Gopsall, Nottinghamshire, aged 55.
Penelope Brudenell, Countess of Cardigan (born Penelope Anne Cooke; 14 February 1770 – 2 February 1826), [1] was the wife of Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan. [2]
She was the daughter of George John Cooke and his wife, the former Penelope Bowyer, of Harefield Park, London. Their other daughter, Maria, married Maj.-Gen. Henry Charles Edward Vernon.
Penelope married Robert Brudenell, MP, on 8 March 1794 at St. George's, Hanover Square, London. He succeeded his childless uncle, James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, in the earldom in 1811. Their children were:
In 1817 she hosted a birthday party for the Prince Regent at their country estate of Cardigan House on Richmond Hill. The scene was later the subject of a painting Richmond Hill on the Prince Regent's Birthday by the artist Turner
In 1818 the countess was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. [5] Queen Charlotte died in the same year. The countess died at Gopsall, Nottinghamshire, aged 55.