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MASHAM, ABIGAIL, Lady Masham ( d. 1734), was the elder daughter of Francis Hill of London, by his wife Mary, one of the two-and-twenty children of Sir John Jennings, and aunt of Sarah Jennings, who became the wife of John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough [q. v.] Francis Hill was a Levant merchant, who ruined himself by unfortunate ...
4 de dic. de 2018 · She didn't want to elevate Abigail's status too much, for fear that Abigail would leave her. Upon Anne's death from a stroke on August 1, 1714, Abigail Masham and her husband Samuel were evicted from their palace homes. Abigail left the court and retired into private life. Samuel purchased a manor house not far from Windsor. They were by no ...
Abigail Masham, geboren als Abigail Hill, (Londen, ca. 1670 - High Laver, 6 december 1734) was een favoriet van koningin Anna van Groot-Brittannië. Biografie [ bewerken | brontekst bewerken ] Abigail Hill werd geboren als een dochter van Frances Hill, een handelaar uit Londen, en Elizabeth Jennings, een tante van Sarah Churchill .
Anne, thinking Sarah has abandoned her, takes Abigail into her favour and allows her to marry Colonel Masham, thereby reinstating Abigail's noble standing as a Baroness. Abigail then helps Harley to influence the Queen's decisions about the war. When Sarah returns, Abigail offers her a truce but is rejected.
12 de ene. de 2019 · Abigail Masham había llegado a la corte bajo el patrocinio de la duquesa de Marlborough, y usurpó su lugar . En las palabras del duque de Shrewsbury, "podía hacer que la reina se parara sobre ...
Abigail Masham, Lady (măsh´əm), d. 1734, favorite of Queen Anne of England. Her maiden name was Abigail Hill. A plain, intelligent person, she became (1704) bedchamber woman to the queen through the influence of her cousin Sarah Churchill, duchess of Marlborough.
Her influence at court ended, Abigail retired to her home at Langley, near Windsor, although she remained on the royal guest list. Following the death of Sir Francis Masham, Abigail and Samuel moved to the Masham family home at Otes in Essex. Abigail died on December 6, 1734 after a long illness and was buried at All Saints Church, High Laver.
