Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 1646-1690

In or before 1636 [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 28] and Rachel Massue Countess Southampton [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and [her grandmother] Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton [aged 63].

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

In 1646 Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough was born to Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 38] and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton [aged 25].

On 23rd November 1655 [her mother] Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton [aged 35] died.

On 7th May 1659 [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 52] and [her step-mother] Frances Seymour Countess Southampton [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset [aged 71] and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset [aged 59]. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and [her grandmother] Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Around 1661 [her son] Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough was born to [her husband] Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 20] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 15]. He married 30th December 1687 Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby, daughter of Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke and Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke, and had issue.

Around 1661 Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 20] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 53] and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1661 [her daughter] Frances Noel Baroness Digby was born to [her husband] Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 20] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 15]. She married 27th August 1683 her fifth cousin Simon Digby 4th Baron Digby, son of Kildare Digby 2nd Baron Digby, and had issue.

Around 1662 Peter Lely [aged 43]. Portrait of Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 16].

On 23rd December 1662 [her brother-in-law] Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland [aged 18] and [her sister] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 55] and [her mother] Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton. He the son of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland [aged 60] and Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland [aged 39]. They were third cousins.

Around 1665 Peter Lely [aged 46]. Portrait of Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 19]. One of the Windsor Beauties.

On 16th May 1667 [her father] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester [aged 60] died. Earl of Southampton, Earl Chichester extinct.

Around 1670 Peter Lely [aged 51]. Portrait of Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 24].

In 1673 [her brother-in-law] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu [aged 34] and [her sister] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 27] were married. She the wealthy daughter of [her father] 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 [her mother] Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton. They were third cousin once removed.

On 8th January 1673 John Manners 1st Duke Rutland [aged 34] and [her sister-in-law] Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland [aged 16] were married. He the son of John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 68] and Frances Montagu Countess Rutland. They were half first cousin twice removed.

On 16th August 1677 Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 28] and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley [aged 23] were married. He the son of George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 49] and Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley.

On 29th September 1679 John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 75] died at Nether Haddon, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son John [aged 41] succeeded 9th Earl of Rutland. [her sister-in-law] Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland [aged 22] by marriage Countess of Rutland.

On 29th October 1682 [her father-in-law] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden [aged 71] died. His son [her husband] Edward [aged 41] succeeded 4th Viscount Campden, 4th Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire. Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 36] by marriage Viscountess Campden. He was buried at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].

A huge monument in black and white marble, with a tall base on which stand obelisks, on balls capped by two black urns and a large open pediment. Within, are the Viscount and his fourth wife Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden [aged 42] in effigy and various low reliefs, depicting his previous wives and nineteen children, in Roman dress, completed by Grinling Gibbons [aged 34].

Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden: In 1640 she was born to Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness. On 6th July 1655 Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Campden. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness. They were second cousin twice removed. In 1683 Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden died.

On 1st December 1682 [her husband] Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 41] was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 36] by marriage Countess Gainsborough.

On 26th April 1683 [her husband] Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 42] and Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough were married. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough. They were fourth cousins.

On 27th August 1683 [her son-in-law] Simon Digby 4th Baron Digby [aged 26] and Frances Noel Baroness Digby [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 42] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 37]. They were fifth cousins.

On or before 4th October 1684, the date she was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill [Map], [her daughter] Frances Noel Baroness Digby [aged 23] died in childbirth.

In 1686 [her son-in-law] William Digby 5th Baron Digby [aged 24] and Jane Noel Baroness Digby were married. She by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly. She the daughter of Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 45] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 40]. They were fifth cousins.

On 30th December 1687 Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough [aged 26] and Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby were married. He the son of Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 46] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 41].

In January 1689 [her husband] Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough [aged 48] died. His son Wriothesley [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Earl Gainsborough, 5th Viscount Campden, 5th Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire. Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby by marriage Countess Gainsborough.

In 1690 [her sister] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 44] died.

On 19th September 1690 Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough [aged 44] died.

[her daughter] Elizabeth Noel was born to Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough. She married Richard Norton.

[her daughter] Juliana Noel was born to Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough.

[her daughter] Jane Noel Baroness Digby was born to Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough. She married 1686 her fifth cousin William Digby 5th Baron Digby, son of Kildare Digby 2nd Baron Digby, and had issue.