Frances Lee, Countess of Lichfield

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Frances Lee
Countess of Lichfield
BornFrances Hales
Died3 February 1769
Spouse(s) George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield
Issue
  • Lady Charlotte Lee
  • Edward Henry Lee
  • Charles Henry Lee
  • Lady Mary Lee
  • George Henry Lee
  • Lady Frances Lee
  • Frances Lee
  • Lady Henrietta Lee
  • Lady Anne Lee

Frances Lee, Countess of Lichfield (néeHales, 1697 – 3 February 1769), later , was an English aristocrat and philanthropist. [1]

She was the daughter of Sir John Hales, 4th Bt, and grew up at Hales Place near Canterbury, Kent. [1]

She married George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, at a private ceremony before May 1718. [2]

They had nine children together:

  1. Lady Charlotte Lee (d. 11 Jun 1794), who married Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon
  2. Edward Henry Lee (d. 1742)
  3. Charles Henry Lee (d. 1740)
  4. Lady Mary Lee
  5. George Henry Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (21 May 1718 – 19 Sep 1772)
  6. Lady Frances Lee (21 Jan 1721 – 29 Jan 1761), who is thought to have married Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury [3]
  7. Frances Lee (Nov 1721 - 1723), who died in infancy
  8. Lady Henrietta Lee (1726 - 30 Apr 1752), who married John Bellew, 4th Baron Bellew of Duleek
  9. Lady Anne Lee (c. 1731 - 9 Dec 1802), who married Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, and had children

She was one of the signatories to Thomas Coram's petition to King George II to establish the Foundling Hospital, which she signed on 27 April 1730. [4]

She died on 3 February 1769. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland</span> British politician (1676–1721)

John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland KG, styled Lord Roos from 1679 to 1703 and Marquess of Granby from 1703 to 1711, was a British Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 until 1711, when he succeeded to the peerage as Duke of Rutland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle</span> British court official and noble

Anne van Keppel born Lady Anne Lennox, was a British court official and noble, the daughter of the 1st Duke of Richmond and Anne Brudenell. Her father Charles was an illegitimate child of King Charles II, thus making her the king's granddaughter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Harcourt</span> British Whig and then Conservative Party politician

George Granville Harcourt was a British Whig and then Conservative Party politician.

George Henry Lee I, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (1690–1743) was a younger son of Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield and his wife Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles II by his mistress, the celebrated courtesan Barbara Villiers. On 14 July 1716 George Henry Lee succeeded his father as the 2nd Earl of Lichfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Hood, 3rd Duchess of Bronte</span> British noble (1787–1873)

Charlotte Mary Hood, Baroness Bridport, 3rd Duchess of Bronte was an English aristocrat who inherited an Italian dukedom and estate between Bronte and Maniace in Sicily.

Margaret de Audley,suo jure2nd Baroness Audley and Countess of Stafford was an English noblewoman. She was the only daughter of Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, by his wife Lady Margaret de Clare. Her mother was the daughter of Joan of Acre, Princess of England; thus making Margaret a great-granddaughter of King Edward I by his first consort, Eleanor of Castile. As the only daughter and heiress of her father, she succeeded to the title of 2nd Baroness Audley [E., 1317] on 10 November 1347.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jane Hyde, Countess of Clarendon</span>

Jane Hyde, Countess of Clarendon, formerly Jane Leveson-Gower, was the wife of Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon.

Sir Henry Knollys of Kingsbury, Warwickshire was an English courtier, privateer and Member of Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Williams-Wynn (aristocrat)</span> British aristocrat (d. 1830)

Charlotte, Lady Williams-Wynn, was a British aristocrat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke</span> British court official and noble

Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke was a British court official and noble, the second wife of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke. She became Lady of the Bedchamber for Princess Caroline of the Royal House of Hohenzollern.

Maria Molyneux, Countess of Sefton, was the wife of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton.

Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon was an English noblewoman and the wife of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary Herbert, Marchioness of Powis</span>

Mary Herbert, Marchioness of Powis, was the wife of William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis and the mother of William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1743–1827)</span> Scottish noblewoman

Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, formerly Lady Elizabeth Montagu, was the wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth Brudenell, Countess of Cardigan (1689–1745)</span> English noblewoman and petitioner

Elizabeth Brudenell, Countess of Cardigan, formerly, was a Scottish noblewoman and a petitioner for the foundation of the Foundling Hospital in London. Her husband was George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan, and she was the mother of the 4th Earl, who later became 1st Duke of Montagu.

Ida Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford, was a British noblewoman who served as a Lady of the Bedchamber for Mary of Teck. She was the wife of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, and the mother of Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Finch, Countess of Nottingham</span>

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham, formerly Anne Hatton, was the second wife of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, and the mother of Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham.

Anne Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, formerly Anne Brudenell, was the wife of two English noblemen: first, Henry Belasyse, 2nd Baron Belasyse of Worlaby, and second, Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. She was the mother of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford</span>

Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford, formerly Lady Anne Egerton, was the wife of Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, and, following his death, of William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey. She was the mother of the 4th Earl of Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frances Byron, Baroness Byron</span>

Frances, Baroness Byron, was the second daughter of William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton, and his wife Frances Temple. She was the third wife of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron and a great-grandmother of the poet Lord Byron.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 103.
  2. John Jordan, (A) parochial history of Enstone, in the county of Oxford: bring an attempt to exemplify the compilation of parochial histories from antiquarian remains, ecclesiastical structures and monuments, ancient and modern documents, manorial records ... &c., &c, J.R. Smith, 1857, p.131.
  3. 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 III, page 269.
  4. Gillian., Wagner (2004). Thomas Coram, Gent., 1668-1751. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. p. 199. ISBN   1843830574. OCLC   53361054.