Frances Carteret, Lady Carteret
The Baroness Carteret | |
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1715 portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
| Viceregal-Consort of Ireland | |
| In office 6 May 1724 – 23 June 1730 | |
| Monarchs | George I George II |
| Preceded by | Lady Henrietta Somerset |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Sackville, Duchess of Dorset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1694 Appuldurcombe House, Isle of Wight |
| Died | 20 June 1743 |
| Spouse | John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret (m. 1710) |
| Children | Louisa Grace Georgiana George Frances Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville |
| Parent(s) | Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet Frances Thynne, Lady Worsley |
Frances Carteret, Lady Carteret (née Worsley, 6 March 1694 – 20 June 1743) was an English noblewoman who served as the vicereine of Ireland. Known as a popular hostess, she was the subject of poetry by Jonathan Swift and Patrick Delany.