Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby

Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley (1805 – 26 April 1876) was the Countess of Derby as the wife of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the mid-19th century.

Lady Derby in 1861

She married Edward Smith-Stanley in May 1825. They had three children:[1]

Arms

Coat of arms of Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby
	Escutcheon Argent on a bend Azure three bucks’ heads caboshed Or (Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby) impaling Quarterly 1st & 4th Argent three bendlets wavy Azure 2nd & 3rd Gules on a chevron engrailed between three combs Argent as many crosses patee fitchee of the field (Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale).[4] Supporters Dexter a griffin wings elevated Or sinister a stag Or each ducally collared with line reflexed over the back Azure.[5]

"Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Lundy, Darryl (19 January 2013). "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". Thepeerage.com. Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
"Lady Emma Charlotte Talbot (née Stanley)". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
Debrett's Peerage. 1847.
Burke's Peerage. 1858.

Unofficial roles
Preceded by The Lady Russell	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852	Succeeded by The Countess of Aberdeen
Preceded by The Viscountess Palmerston	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1858–1859	Succeeded by The Viscountess Palmerston
Preceded by The Countess Russell	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1866–1868	Succeeded by Mary Anne Disraeli

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