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Countess Of Bridgewater (other)
The Countess of Bridgewater may refer to the wife or widow of an Earl of Bridgewater, such as: *Frances Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (1583–1636), art patron and book collector *Elizabeth Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (1626–1663), English writer and daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle *Jane Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (–1716), daughter of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary Scrope *Charlotte Catherine Anne, Countess of Bridgewater {{Infobox noble , name = Charlotte Egerton , title = Countess of Bridgewater , image = File:Charlotte Catherine Anne, Countess of Bridgewater.jpg , caption = 1805 engraving of Charlotte Egerton by ... (1763–1849), English philanthropist and widow of John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater {{disambiguation, tndis # # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Bridgewater
Earl of Bridgewater was a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, once for the Daubeny family (1538) and once for the Egerton family (1617). From 1720 to 1803, the Earls of Bridgewater also held the title of Duke of Bridgewater. The 3rd Duke of Bridgewater is famously known as the "Canal Duke", for his creation of a series of canals in North West England. History Creation for the Daubeny family (1538) The title Earl of Bridgewater was first created in 1538 for Henry Daubeny, 9th Baron Daubeny. The Daubeney – Also known as, Dabney – family descended from Elias Daubeny, who in 1295 was summoned by writ to the Model Parliament as Lord Daubeny. The eighth Baron was created Baron Daubeny by letters patent in the Peerage of England in 1486 and was also made a Knight of the Garter the following year. All three titles became extinct on the first Earl of Bridgewater's death in 1548. Creation for the Egerton family (1617) The title Earl of Bridgewater was cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Egerton, Countess Of Bridgewater
Frances Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (May – March 11, ), formerly Lady Frances Stanley, was an English art patron and book collector. She was born in May , the second daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, and his wife, the former Alice Spencer. Her sisters were Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven, and Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Huntingdon. After her father died in 1594, her mother married the widower Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley. Her mother arranged Stanley's marriage to her stepbrother, John Egerton, around 1601. In 1617, James I named her husband the first Earl of Bridgewater and thus she became the Countess of Bridgewater.Tabor, Stephen. "The Bridgewater Library." ''Pre-Nineteenth-Century British Book Collectors and Bibliographers'', edited by William Baker and Kenneth Womack, Gale, 1999. ''Dictionary of Literary Biography'' Vol. 213. ''Gale Literature Resource Center''. Accessed 9 July 2022. Stanley owned a substantial collection of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Egerton, Countess Of Bridgewater
Elizabeth Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (''née'' Lady Elizabeth Cavendish; 1626 – 14 July 1663) was an English writer who married into the Egerton family. Biography Elizabeth Cavendish was encouraged in her literary interests from a young age by her father, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, himself an author and patron of the arts surrounded by a literary coterie which included Ben Jonson, Thomas Shadwell, and John Dryden. Her works consist of a series of manuscripts, some few of which have recently become available in modern editions. She married John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, John Egerton (Lord Brackley) in 1641, when she was fifteen. Her mother, Elizabeth Bassett, died in 1643, and her father was later remarried to noted writer Margaret Cavendish. William Cavendish and his sons relocated to France during the English Civil War, while Egerton and her sisters Jane Cavendish, Jane and Frances remained at the besieged family seat in Nottinghamshire unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Egerton, Countess Of Bridgewater
Jane Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (c.1656 – 23 May 1716), was the second wife of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater. She was a daughter of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, by his second wife Mary Scrope. Jane had nine children with the 3rd Earl: *Charles Egerton, Viscount Brackley (7 May 1675 – April 1687) *Lady Mary Egerton (14 May 1676 – 11 April 1704). Married William Byron, 4th Baron Byron *Hon. Thomas Egerton (15 August 1679 – April 1687) * Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (11 August 1681 – 11 January 1744/5) *Hon. William Egerton (1684–1732), MP and soldier *Hon. Henry Egerton, Bishop of Hereford (10 February 1689 – 1 April 1746), who married Elizabeth Ariana Bentinck, a daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. They were the parents of John Egerton, Bishop of Durham. *Hon. John Egerton (d. c.1707), a Page of Honour *Hon. Charles Egerton (1694-1725), who married Catherine Greville, a sister of William Greville, 7th Baron Brooke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Catherine Anne, Countess Of Bridgewater
{{Infobox noble , name = Charlotte Egerton , title = Countess of Bridgewater , image = File:Charlotte Catherine Anne, Countess of Bridgewater.jpg , caption = 1805 engraving of Charlotte Egerton by James Posselwhite (after Henry Edridge) , alt = , CoA = , more = no , succession = , reign = , reign-type = , predecessor = , successor = , suc-type = , spouse = John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater , spouse-type = , issue = , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , full name = , native_name = , noble family = Egerton family , house-type = , father = Samuel Haynes , mother = Elizabeth Haynes , birth_name = Charlotte Catherine Anne Haynes , birth_date = {{Birth date, 1763, 11, 20, df=y , birth_place = , chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Countesses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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