Harriet Villiers
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| Born | 1680 Blandford Forum, Dorset, England |
| Died | 21 October 1736 England |
| Buried | Layston, Buntingford, Hertfordshire |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Pitt |
| Issue Detail | Thomas Pitt William Pitt Harriot Villiers Catherine Pitt |
| Father | Edward FitzGerald-Villiers |
| Mother | Katherine FitzGerald |
Lady Harriet Villiers (1680 – 21 October 1736) was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman who was the mother and grandmother of two British prime ministers, William Pitt the elder and William Pitt the younger.[1]
Villiers was born into Anglo-Irish nobility as the daughter of Edward FitzGerald-Villiers and the Irish heiress Katherine FitzGerald.[2]
In 1704, she married Robert Pitt, who was elected to the House of Commons in the 1705 general election.[3] Together Harriet and Robert had four children:
Villiers died in 1736 and was buried at Layston Church in Buntingford, Hertfordshire.[8] Her mother and her son are buried at Westminster Abbey.
