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Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury

Georgina Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury, (née Alderson; 1827 – 20 November 1899) was a society hostess and the wife of British Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. She was the eldest daughter of a judge. Her relative lack of wealth and social connections earned the disapproval of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury; despite this, she married his son Robert in 1857. Though the marriage was happy and grew to include eight children, Robert and Georgina's first years together were pinched financially. To supplement their income, Lady Georgina aided her husband as he contributed political articles to various newspapers. Their circumstances improved when Lord Robert became his father's heir in 1865, and in 1868 he inherited the Salisbury title. She hosted parties and receptions at Hatfield House and in London that aided his political career in the Conservative Party.

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• ▸Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
• ▸Economic history of China before 1912
• ▸Joseph Raphael De Lamar House

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