Alicia Wyndham, Countess of Egremont


The Countess of Egremont
Alicia Maria Carpenter, Countess of Egremont (Thomas Phillips)
Born1726
Died1 June 1794(1794-06-01) (aged 67–68)
Spouse(s)Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Issue6
FatherGeorge Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter
MotherElizabeth Petty

Alicia Wyndham, Countess of Egremont (c. 1726 – 1 June 1794), formerly the Hon. Alicia Maria Carpenter, was the wife of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont.

She was the daughter of George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy, a soldier and MP, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Petty. Her brother, George, became Earl of Tyrconnell.

Alicia married the earl on 12 March 1750.

The earl and countess had six children:

In 1761 she became the first Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III the United Kingdom; she remained in the queen's household until her death in 1794.

On 6 June 1767, following the death of her first husband, she married Count Hans Moritz von Brühl. They had one child, Harriet Brühl, who died in 1853. Harriet married Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth, and had children (including Henry Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth).