Biography of Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 1646-1690

In or before 1636 [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester (age 28) and (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655 (age 63).

Before 1646 [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester (age 38) and [her mother] Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 1620-1655 (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. She the daughter of Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester (age 47) and Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655 (age 73).

In 1651 Daniel Harvey Ambassador (age 19) and [her future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Montagu (age 12) were married.

On 07 May 1659 [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester (age 52) and [her step-mother] Frances Seymour Countess Southampton 1618-1681 (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 71) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 59). He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 23 Dec 1662 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland (age 18) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester (age 55) and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 1620-1655. He the son of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 60) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland (age 39).

In 1673 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 34) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 27) were married. She the wealthy daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester who had died six years previously. She the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 1620-1655. They were third cousin once removed.

On 27 Mar 1679 [her son-in-law] Henry Cavendish (age 20) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 12) were married. She being the sole heiress of [her former husband] Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought an enormous fortune to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 1646-1690 (age 33). He the son of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 48) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 (age 48).

On 15 Nov 1681 [her son-in-law] Thomas "Tom of Ten Thousand" Thynne (age 33) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 1646-1690 (age 35).

On 30 May 1682 [her son-in-law] Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 19) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 15) were married. His first marriage, her third having been widowed twice by the age of seventeen. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. Being the sole heiress of her father [her former husband] Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought considerable wealth to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 1646-1690 (age 36). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 08 Sep 1692 [her former husband] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 53) and Elizabeth "Mad Duchess" Cavendish Duchess Albermarle Duchess Montagu (age 38) were married at Newcastle House. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne who had died the year before and the widow of Christopher Monck 2nd Duke Albemarle. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 (age 62).