Caroline Fox, 1st Baroness Holland

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Georgiana Carolina Fox, 1st Baroness Holland (née Lennox; 27 March 1723 – 24 July 1774) was a British aristocrat and the eldest of the Lennox sisters, who became notorious during the Georgian era for their scandalous behaviour. Her father was Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond, a wealthy peer and grandson of King Charles II through an illegitimate line. Both her parents were also longtime courtiers. Born into wealth and influence, Caroline was raised with the expectation that her marriage would reflect and reinforce her family’s social standing. Caroline's elopement in 1744 with Henry Fox, an ambitious Member of Parliament, caused a considerable scandal, for the marriage was made without her parents’ consent and the couple were not regarded as social equals. Nevertheless, it was a happy marriage and they had four sons, including the Whig statesman Charles James Fox and the general Henry Edward Fox. Her husband's political career advanced with Caroline's support, allowing them to accumulate a...

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