Elizabeth Greville, Countess of Warwick

Elizabeth Greville, Countess of Warwick (22 August 1720 – 24 February 1800),[1] formerly Elizabeth Hamilton, was the wife of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, who was restored to the earldom of Warwick by King George III of the United Kingdom in 1760.[2]

The Right Honourable

The Countess of Warwick
Elizabeth Hamilton, later Countess of Warwick, with her brother Sir William Hamilton
BornElizabeth Hamilton
22 August 1720
Died24 February 1800
Dover Street, London
Noble familyHamilton
Spouse(s)Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick
Robert Clerk
IssueLady Louisa Augusta Greville
Lady Frances Elizabeth Greville
Lady Charlotte Mary Greville
George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Lady Isabella Greville
Charles Francis Greville
Robert Fulke Greville
Lady Anne Greville
FatherLord Archibald Hamilton
MotherLady Jane Hamilton

She was the daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton and his second wife, Lady Jane Hamilton, a royal mistress.[3]

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 Warwick Castle. In 1746, he became Earl Brooke, at which point his wife became a countess.

The couple had eight children:

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."[2] Following the earl's death in 1773, Elizabeth married General Robert Clerk.[6]

She died at her home in Dover Street, London, in her 80th year.

References

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  1. ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.
  4. ^ "Maker: "Lady Louisa Augusta Greville (1743-1779)"". National Trust Collections. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ Fanny Burney; Stewart Cooke (13 October 2011). The Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney: Volume II: 1787. OUP Oxford. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-19-926280-9.
  6. ^ George Kearsley (1802). Kearsley's Complete peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland. pp. 117–.