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Elizabeth Boyle (author)
Elizabeth Boyle may refer to: * Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon (1622–1680), married name Boyle, English courtier * Elizabeth Boyle, Countess of Guilford (died 1667), English peeress * Bess Boyle (1913–2000), American screenwriter {{Hndis, Boyle, Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon
Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon (16 May 1622 (baptised) – December 1680) was an English courtier. She was a daughter of Sir Robert Killigrew and Mary Woodhouse, and sister of dramatist Thomas Killigrew. Elizabeth was baptised at St Margaret Lothbury, London. On 24 October 1639 she married Francis Boyle (later Viscount Shannon), son of the Irish landowner Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. He was a friend of her stepfather, Thomas Stafford (MP). As the couple was young, there was discussion whether they should live together, or Francis Boyle depart on a Grand Tour first. Elizabeth joined the royalist court-in-exile of Queen Henrietta Maria as a maid of honour – where she became one of the many mistresses of the queen's son, the future King Charles II.Hilliam, David (2000). ''Monarchs, Murders and Mistresses''. Sutton Publishing. p. 239. Her daughter Charlotte was fathered by the exiled Prince Charles. In 1660, the year Charles was restored to the throne as Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Boyle, Countess Of Guilford
Elizabeth Boyle, Countess of Guildford (née Feilding; died circa 3 September 1667G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, p. 265.) was an English peeress. She was created 1st Countess of Guildford for life at the Restoration on 14 July 1660, which became extinct upon her death c. 3 September 1667. She held the office of Groom of the Stole and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Dowager, Henrietta Maria. Family She was born Elizabeth Feilding, the daughter of Sir William Feilding (later created 1st Earl of Denbigh) and his wife Susan Villiers, herself sister to the royal favourite George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. William Feilding benefited greatly from his brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |