Penelope Ligonier
Penelope Ligonier | |
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| Born | Penelope Pitt February 23, 1749 |
| Died | March 1827 (aged 78) Isle of Wight |
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| Father | George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers |
Hon. Penelope Ligonier (née Pitt; later Brown; 23 February 1749 – March 1827), styled Viscountess Ligonier from 1766–1772, was an English aristocrat and socialite. She is most remembered for her affair with the Italian poet Count Alfieri, which led him to a duel with her husband Edward, Viscount Ligonier, followed by an adultery trial.