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Countess of Orkney (Lady Orkney); Mistress to King William III between 1680-1695. On 25 November 1695, Elizabeth was married to her cousin, Lord George Hamilton, the fifth son of the 3rd Duke of Hamilton. A few weeks later, on 3 January, he was honoured with the titles Earl of Orkney, Viscount of Kirkwall, and Baron Dechmont.
When Elizabeth Villiers Countess of Orkney was born in 1657, in Richmond, Surrey, England, her father, Sir Edward Villiers - Viscount Grandison van Limerick, was 37 and her mother, Lady Frances Howard, was 11654. She married George Douglas-Hamilton on 25 November 1703, in St Martin Ludgate, London, England, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth, now countess of Orkney, served her husband's interests with great skill, and the marriage proved a happy one. She died in London on April 19, 1733. Lady Orkney retained a degree of social importance in the Hanoverian era, and was hostess to both George I and George II at her estate at Cliefden , Buckinghamshire .
When George Douglas-Hamilton was born on 9 February 1666, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Lord William Douglas -Duke of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk, was 31 and his mother, Anne Hamilton -3rd Duchess of Hamilton, was 34. He married Elizabeth Villiers Countess of Orkney on 25 November 1695, in St Martin Ludgate ...
Elizabeth Hamilton may refer to: Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (1657–1733), mistress to English King William III. Elizabeth Hamilton, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon (1733–1790) Elizabeth Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (1757–1837) Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), American philanthropist and co-founder of Graham Windham ...
Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (c. 1657 – 19 April 1733) was the acknowledged mistress of William III, King of England from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waiting to his wife, Queen Mary II .
Anne O'Brien, Countess of Inchiquin and 2nd Countess of Orkney (born Lady Anne Hamilton; 1696 – 6 December 1756) was a Scottish noblewoman and the eldest daughter of Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Villiers . She became Countess of Inchiquin, through her marriage to her first cousin ...
