Countess of Orkney (Lady Orkney); Mistress to King William III between 1680-1695.
On 25 November 1695, Elizabeth was married to her cousin, Lord George Hamilton, the fifth son of the 3rd Duke of Hamilton. A few weeks later, on 3 January, he was honoured with the titles Earl of Orkney, Viscount of Kirkwall, and Baron Dechmont. Elizabeth, now the Countess of Orkney, served her husband's interests with great skill, and the marriage proved a happy one. Later in 1696 she founded Midleton College, a grammar school in County Cork, Ireland. Lady Orkney retained a degree of social importance in the Hanoverian era, and was hostess to George I and George II at her estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
Lord George Hamilton & Lady Elizabeth Orkney's Children & Spouses are as follows:
Lady Anne, suo jure Countess of Orkney, married her cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin (1700 – 18 July 1777) on 29 March 1720.
Lady Frances, married Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough.
Lady Henrietta, married John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork.
C.Smith
On 25 November 1695, Elizabeth was married to her cousin, Lord George Hamilton, the fifth son of the 3rd Duke of Hamilton. A few weeks later, on 3 January, he was honoured with the titles Earl of Orkney, Viscount of Kirkwall, and Baron Dechmont. Elizabeth, now the Countess of Orkney, served her husband's interests with great skill, and the marriage proved a happy one. Later in 1696 she founded Midleton College, a grammar school in County Cork, Ireland. Lady Orkney retained a degree of social importance in the Hanoverian era, and was hostess to George I and George II at her estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
Lord George Hamilton & Lady Elizabeth Orkney's Children & Spouses are as follows:
Lady Anne, suo jure Countess of Orkney, married her cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin (1700 – 18 July 1777) on 29 March 1720.
Lady Frances, married Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough.
Lady Henrietta, married John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork.
C.Smith
Countess of Orkney (Lady Orkney); Mistress to King William III between 1680-1695.
On 25 November 1695, Elizabeth was married to her cousin, Lord George Hamilton, the fifth son of the 3rd Duke of Hamilton. A few weeks later, on 3 January, he was honoured with the titles Earl of Orkney, Viscount of Kirkwall, and Baron Dechmont. Elizabeth, now the Countess of Orkney, served her husband's interests with great skill, and the marriage proved a happy one. Later in 1696 she founded Midleton College, a grammar school in County Cork, Ireland. Lady Orkney retained a degree of social importance in the Hanoverian era, and was hostess to George I and George II at her estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
Lord George Hamilton & Lady Elizabeth Orkney's Children & Spouses are as follows:
Lady Anne, suo jure Countess of Orkney, married her cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin (1700 – 18 July 1777) on 29 March 1720.
Lady Frances, married Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough.
Lady Henrietta, married John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork.
C.Smith
On 25 November 1695, Elizabeth was married to her cousin, Lord George Hamilton, the fifth son of the 3rd Duke of Hamilton. A few weeks later, on 3 January, he was honoured with the titles Earl of Orkney, Viscount of Kirkwall, and Baron Dechmont. Elizabeth, now the Countess of Orkney, served her husband's interests with great skill, and the marriage proved a happy one. Later in 1696 she founded Midleton College, a grammar school in County Cork, Ireland. Lady Orkney retained a degree of social importance in the Hanoverian era, and was hostess to George I and George II at her estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
Lord George Hamilton & Lady Elizabeth Orkney's Children & Spouses are as follows:
Lady Anne, suo jure Countess of Orkney, married her cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin (1700 – 18 July 1777) on 29 March 1720.
Lady Frances, married Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough.
Lady Henrietta, married John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork.
C.Smith
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