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Elizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 11, 2024 by Gog the Mild (talk) 20:11, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth Murray, later Maitland, Countess of Dysart and Duchess of Lauderdale
Elizabeth Murray, later Maitland, Countess of Dysart and Duchess of Lauderdale

Elizabeth Maitland, neé Murray, Duchess of Lauderdale, was a prominent figure amongst 17th-century English and Scottish nobility, known for her beauty, influence and involvement in the politics and arts of her time. She was raised in court circles during the years leading up to the English Civil War and received a well-rounded education from her parents. She had 11 children by her first husband, Lionel Tollemache, five of whom survived to adulthood. Upon her father's death she inherited Ham House, her childhood home as well as his titles, becoming Countess of Dysart and Lady Huntingtower. During the Interregnum, she was involved with efforts to restore the monarchy. After Lionel's death she married John Maitland and became Duchess of Lauderdale, bringing her into the heart of politics, as Lauderdale was a close advisor to Charles II. They substantially remodelled Ham House during their marriage, filling it with luxury furnishings and artwork. Elizabeth died there in 1698. (Full article...)