Harriet Villiers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680 (1680) Blandford Forum,Dorset, England |
| Died | 21 October 1736(1736-10-21) (aged 55–56) England |
| Buried | Layston,Buntingford,Hertfordshire |
| Spouse | Robert Pitt |
| Issue Detail | Thomas Pitt William Pitt Harriot Villiers Catherine Pitt |
| Father | Edward FitzGerald-Villiers |
| Mother | Katherine FitzGerald |
Lady Harriet Pitt (néeVilliers; 1680 – 21 October 1736) was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman who was the mother and grandmother of twoBritish prime ministers,William Pitt the elder andWilliam Pitt the younger.[1]
Villiers was born into Anglo-Irish nobility as the daughter ofEdward FitzGerald-Villiers and theIrishheiressKatherine FitzGerald.[2]
In 1704, she marriedRobert Pitt, who was elected to theHouse of Commons in the1705 general election.[3] Together Harriet and Robert had four children:
Villiers died in 1736 and was buried atLayston Church inBuntingford,Hertfordshire.[8] Her mother and her son are buried atWestminster Abbey.