Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby

Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley was the Countess of Derby and wife of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the mid 19th Century.

She was the second daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale.

She married Edward Smith-Stanley in May 1825. They had three children:[1]

References

  1.  "Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. "Portrait of Lady Emma Talbot by Camille Silvy 12 March 1861". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lady Russell
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
23 February 1852 17 December 1852
Succeeded by
The Countess of Aberdeen
Preceded by
The Viscountess Palmerston
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1858–1859
Succeeded by
The Viscountess Palmerston
Preceded by
The Countess Russell
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1866–1868
Succeeded by
Mary Anne Disraeli
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