Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston
Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston (née Lamb, later Clavering-Cowper; 1787–1869), styled The Honourable Emily Lamb from 1787 to 1805 and Countess Cowper from 1805 to 1839, was a leading figure of the Almack's social set, sister of Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, wife of the 5th Earl Cowper, and subsequently wife of another Prime Minister Lord Palmerston.
The Right Honourable The Viscountess Palmerston | |
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Portrait of Lady Emily Lamb, aged 16, by Sir Thomas Lawrence | |
| Born | Emily Lamb 1787 |
| Died | 1869 (aged 81–82) |
| Known for | Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1855–58; 1859–65) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | George Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper Lady Emily Cowper William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple Charles Cowper Frances Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn |
| Parent(s) | Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne Elizabeth Milbanke |
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