Margaret Cecil, Countess of Ranelagh
Margaret Jones, Countess of Ranelagh née Margaret Cecil (1672/1673 – 21 February 1728)[1] was an English courtier.[2] The Countess was one of the "Hampton Court Beauties" painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen Mary II.
Family
[edit]Lady Margaret was the daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Margaret, a daughter of the Earl of Rutland. She first married John Stawell, 2nd Baron Stawell; he died in 1692 leaving considerable debts[3] and a daughter Anne, who married John Baber, esq. of Sunning Hill Park, Berkshire.[4] Margaret subsequently married Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (d. 1712) on 9 January 1696, who was expelled from the House of Commons for embezzlement in 1703. She was his second wife and they had no children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Arthur (1812). Peerage of England. p. 493.
- ^ a b "JONES, Richard, 1st Earl of Ranelagh [I] (1641-1712), of St. James's Square, Westminster". History of Parliament. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Archives: Act for payment of the 2nd Baron's debts etc. 1694". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Archives: Extract from the registers of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury: 2nd Baron's daughter, 1747". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Margaret Cecil, Countess of Ranelagh (1672-1728)" Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1690
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