Marchioness of Bath

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Marchioness of Bath
Incumbent
Emma
since 4 April 2020
Style The Most Honourable
Member ofThynn family
Term length As long as married to the Marquess of Bath
Formation1789
First holder Elizabeth Bentinck

Marchioness of Bath is the principal courtesy title of the wife of the Marquess of Bath.

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Countesses of Bath (England, 1536-1654)

CountessImageEarlMarriedBecame countessCeased to be countessDied
Cecily Daubeny Arms of Daubeney.svg 1st Unknown
Florence BonvilleUnknown
Elizabeth WentworthUnknown
Eleanor Manners Arms of Manners, Baron de Ros.svg 2nd Before 25 May 152430 April 1539Before 4 December 1548 [1] [2]
Margaret Donnington 4 December 154810 February 15611562
Mary Cornwallis 3rd 15 December 157828 April 1581 [3] Unknown
Elizabeth Russell Arms of the Duke of Bedford.svg 15831605 [4]
Dorothy St John Arms StJohn OfBletso Bedfordshire.svg 4th 14 July 1623 [5] 20 August 1632
Ann Lovett163331 March 1636Unknown
Rachel Fane Lady Bath head&shoulders.jpg 5th 13 December 163816 August 165411 November 1680

Countesses of Bath (England, 1661-1711)

CountessImageEarlMarriedBecame countessCeased to be countessDied
Jane Wyche WycheArms.PNG 1st October 1652 [6] 16611692

Countesses of Bath (Great Britain, 1742-1764)

CountessImageEarlMarriedBecame countessCeased to be countessDied
Anna Maria Gumley 1st 27 December 1714 [7] 14 July 174214 September 1758

Marchionesses of Bath (Great Britain, 1789-present)

MarchionessImageMarquessMarriedBecame
marchioness
Ceased to be
marchioness
Died
Elizabeth Bentinck CoA Bentinck Famly.svg 1st 22 March 1759 [8] 18 August 178919 November 179612 December 1825
Isabella Byng COA Byng, Viscount Torrington.svg 2nd 14 April 1794 [9] 19 November 17961 May 1830
Harriet Baring BaringArms.PNG 3rd 19 April 1830 [10] 27 March 183724 June 18371892
Frances Vesey De Vesci of Abbey Leix arms.svg 4th 20 August 186120 April 1896Unknown
Violet Mordaunt Witley Court Fountain.jpg 5th 19 April 189020 April 1896May 1928
Daphne Vivian Daphne Fielding.jpg 6th 27 October 1927 [11] 9 June 194619535 December 1997
Virginia Parsons15 July 1953 [12] 30 June 19922003
Anna Gyarmathy 7th 1969 [13] 30 June 19924 April 202017 September 2022
Emma McQuiston 8th 8 June 2013 [14] 4 April 2020Incumbent

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