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Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne (née Milbanke; 1751 – 1818) was one of the most influential of the political hostesses of the extended Regency period, and the wife of Whig politician Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne.
Jan 15, 2013 · Elizabeth Milbanke was baptised on 15 October 1751, the only daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke, a Yorkshire landowner and politician, and his wife, Elizabeth Hedworth. She married Sir Peniston Lamb, 2nd Baronet, a wealthy Whig politician, on 13 April 1769, at the age of seventeen.
Sep 28, 2021 · Elizabeth Lamb formerly Milbanke. Born 15 Oct 1751 in Croft, Yorkshire, England. Ancestors. Daughter of Ralph Milbanke and Elizabeth (Hedworth) Milbanke. Sister of Ralph Milbanke MP. Wife of Peniston Lamb MP — married 16 Apr 1769 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England. Descendants.
- Female
- October 15, 1751
- Peniston Lamb MP
- April 6, 1818
By Colin Brown. Lord Byron, shortly before his brief, doomed marriage to her niece Annabella Milbanke, described Elizabeth Lamb, Lady Melbourne (known to the admiring young poet as Lady M), as ‘the best friend I ever had in my life, and the cleverest of women’.
- Miranda Seymour
Lamb’s mother, Elizabeth (née Milbanke), was a confidante of the poet Lord Byron and an aunt of Byron’s future wife Anne Isabella (“Annabella”) Milbanke. It was widely believed that the 1st Viscount Melbourne was not Lamb’s real father.
Dec 1, 2023 · Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne (née Milbanke; 1751 – 1818) was one of the most influential of the political hostesses of the extended Regency period, and the wife of Whig politician Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne.
Elizabeth, Lady Melbourne Lady Melbourne was a leading society hostess and Whig supporter who was known for her numerous love affairs and her ambitious plans for her four surviving children. She was born Elizabeth Milbanke in 1751 to parents Sir Ralph Milbanke and Elizabeth Hedworth.
