Earl Bessborough is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1739. Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough [aged 60] created.
4th July 1758. Son William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough [aged 54] succeeded.
11th March 1793. Son Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 35] succeeded.
3rd February 1844. Son John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 62] succeeded.
16th May 1847. Son John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 37] succeeded.
28th January 1880. Son Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough [aged 64] succeeded.
11th March 1895. Son Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough [aged 73] succeeded.
24th February 1906. Son Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough [aged 54] succeeded.
1st December 1920. Son Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough [aged 40] succeeded.
1956. Son Frederick Edward Neuflize Ponsonby 10th Earl Bessborough [aged 42] succeeded.
5th December 1993. Son Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby 11th Earl Bessborough [aged 80] succeeded.
5th April 2002. Son Myles Fitzhugh Ponsonby 12th Earl Bessborough [aged 61] succeeded.
In 1739 Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough [aged 60] was created 1st Earl Bessborough.
On 4th July 1758 Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough [aged 79] died. His succeeded son William [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Earl Bessborough, 3rd Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 3rd Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny. Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough [aged 39] by marriage Countess Bessborough.
On 27th November 1780 Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 22] and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 45] and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 43]. He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough [aged 76] and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. They were fifth cousins.
On 11th March 1793 William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough [aged 89] died. His succeeded son Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Earl Bessborough, 4th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 4th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 3rd February 1844 Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 86] died. His succeeded son John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 62] succeeded 4th Earl Bessborough, 5th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 5th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 16th May 1847 John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 65] died. His succeeded son John [aged 37] succeeded 5th Earl Bessborough, 6th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 6th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 4th October 1849 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 39] and Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough [aged 30] were married. Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 58] and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 53]. He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 28th January 1880 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 70] died. His succeeded brother Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough [aged 64] succeeded 6th Earl Bessborough, 7th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 7th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 11th March 1895 Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough [aged 79] died. His succeeded brother Walter [aged 73] succeeded 7th Earl Bessborough, 8th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 8th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny. Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough [aged 69] by marriage Countess Bessborough.
On 24th February 1906 Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough [aged 84] died. His succeeded son Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough [aged 54] succeeded 8th Earl Bessborough, 9th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 9th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny. Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough [aged 59] by marriage Countess Bessborough.
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On 1st December 1920 Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough [aged 69] died. His succeeded son Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough [aged 40] succeeded 9th Earl Bessborough, 10th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 10th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
In 1956 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough [aged 76] died. His succeeded son Frederick Edward Neuflize Ponsonby 10th Earl Bessborough [aged 42] succeeded 10th Earl Bessborough, 11th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 11th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 5th December 1993 Frederick Edward Neuflize Ponsonby 10th Earl Bessborough [aged 80] died. His succeeded first cousin Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby 11th Earl Bessborough [aged 80] succeeded 11th Earl Bessborough, 12th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 12th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 5th April 2002 Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby 11th Earl Bessborough [aged 89] died. His succeeded son Myles Fitzhugh Ponsonby 12th Earl Bessborough [aged 61] succeeded 12th Earl Bessborough, 13th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 13th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.