Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville


Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville, formerly Lady Olivia Montagu, was the wife of Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville.
Olivia was the eldest daughter of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, and his first wife, the former Millicent Sparrow.
She married the earl on 29 January 1850 at Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire. They had five children:
Their oldest son, Lord Ossulston, purchased a commission in the Coldstream Guards in 1870, later transferring to the Rifle Brigade as a lieutenant in 1873.. Following his death, the second son, George, became heir to the earldom.
Her only published work was a pamphlet, A Bright Spot In Outcast London. It was published in 1884, and was reprinted by Nabu Press in 2011.
The countess died at Greystokes, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 91.