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

The second daughter of the 1st Baron Skelmersdale, she married the then Edward Smith-Stanley in May 1825. They had three children:

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). Supporters Dexter a griffin wings elevated Or sinister a stag Or each ducally collared with line reflexed over the back Azure.

External links

  • Media related to Emma Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby at Wikimedia Commons