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2 de abr. de 2023 · The title 'Earl of Orkney' was created for the distinguished soldier, General Lord George Hamilton, but in reality the ennoblement was at least as much in honour of his wife, Elizabeth Villiers, who was King William III's acknowledged mistress. A remarkable woman of great intelligence, wit and charisma, Jonathan Swift called her "the wisest woman I ever saw".
28 de abr. de 2023 · Read the full biography of Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney, including facts, birthday, life story, profession, family and more.
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25 de nov. de 2017 · Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (1657 – 19 April 1733) (born Elizabeth Villiers) was an English courtier from the Villiers family and the reputed mistress of William III & II, King of England and Scotland, from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waiting to his wife and co-monarch, Queen Mary II.
ORKNEY, GEORGE HAMILTON, Earl of (1666–1737), British soldier, was the fifth son of William, duke of Hamilton, and was trained for the military career by his uncle, Lord Dumbarton, in the 1st Foot. In 1689 he became lieutenant-colonel and a few months later brevet colonel. He served at the battles of the Boyne and of Aughrim, and, at the head ...
Henrietta Boyle, Countess of Cork. Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, KT (9 February 1666 – 29 January 1737), styled Lord George Hamilton from 1666 to 1696, was a British soldier and Scottish nobleman and the first British Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. After commanding a regiment for the cause of ...
