Elizabeth Greville, Countess of Warwick (22 August 1720 – 24 February 1800), formerly Elizabeth Hamilton, was the wife of

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, who was restored to the earldom of Warwick by King

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in 1760.G.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, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 336. She was the daughter of

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and his second wife, Lady Jane Hamilton, a royal mistress. Elizabeth married the earl, then untitled, on 15 May 1742 at Park Place, Remenham, Berkshire. In 1727, he inherited the title Baron Brooke, as well as

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. In 1746, he became

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, at which point his wife became a countess. The couple had eight children: * Lady Louisa Augusta Greville (1743–c.1779), who married William Churchill and had children * Lady Frances Elizabeth Greville (1744–1825), who married Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet, and had children * Lady Charlotte Mary Greville (c.1745–1763), who married John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, and had children * George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746–1816) * Lady Isabella Greville, who died young * Hon.

Charles Francis Greville Charles Francis Greville PC FRS FRSE FLS FSA (12 May 1749 – 23 April 1809) was a British antiquarian, collector and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790. Early life Greville was the second son of Francis Greville ...

(1749–1809), who died unmarried * Hon.

Robert Fulke Greville Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Robert Fulke Greville FRS (3 February 1751 – 27 April 1824) was a British Army officer, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. Life He was the third son of Francis Greville ...

(1751–1824), who married, as her second husband, Louisa Cathcart, Countess of Mansfield, and had children * Lady Anne Greville (1760–1783) On 20 August 1765 Lady Dalkeith wrote, "Lady Warwick has come to England, was refused admittance at her Lord's House in Hill Street, and has taken lodgings in Kensington." Following the earl's death in 1773, Elizabeth married General Robert Clerk. She died at her home in

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, London, in her 80th year.

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