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Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (née Villiers; 1657 – 19 April 1733) was an English courtier from the Villiers family and the reputed mistress of William III, King of England and Scotland, from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waiting to his wife and co-monarch, Queen Mary II.
Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney died on April 19, 1733, aged 76, at her London home in Albemarle Street. She was buried at Taplow Court , an Elizabethan manor house owned by her husband, in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England.
He was never again seen with her in public. In November 1695, Elizabeth married her cousin, Lord George Hamilton, fifth son of the 3rd duke of Hamilton. Early the next year, William granted her husband the titles of earl of Orkney, viscount of Kirkwall, and Baron Dechmont. The marriage proved to be a happy one.
Elizabeth Hamilton, condesa de Orkney (1657 - 19 de abril de 1733) (nacida como Elizabeth Villiers) fue una cortesana inglesa de la familia Villiers y reputada amante de Guillermo III y II, rey de Inglaterra y Escocia, desde 1680 hasta 1695.
ORKNEY, ELIZABETH HAMILTON, Countess of (c. 1657–1733), mistress of the English King William III., daughter of Colonel Sir Edward Villiers of Richmond, was born about 1657. Her mother, Frances Howard, daughter of the 2nd earl of Suffolk, was governess to the princesses Mary and Anne, and secured place and influence for her children in Mary ...
17 de feb. de 2024 · Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney, was born to Colonel Sir Edward Villiers of Richmond, Surrey and Frances Howard. Her mother was the youngest daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Elizabeth Hume. Her mother was governess to Princesses Mary and Anne, the daughters of James, Duke of York, later King James II of ...
ELIZABETH HAMILTON ORKNEY, COUNTESS OF (c. 16 57 1 733), mistress of the English King William III., daughter of Colonel Sir Edward Villiers of Richmond, was born about 1657.
