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Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester (née Malet; [Notes 1] 1651 – 20 August 1681) was an English heiress and the wife of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, the "libertine". She was the daughter of John Malet, of Enmore Manor, and Unton Hawley, daughter of Francis Hawley, 1st Baron Hawley .
15 de jun. de 2023 · Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester (1651–1681) was an English Restoration poet. Handwritten poems by her are held in the Portland manuscript collection at the University of Nottingham, which also contains works by her husband, John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester.
- Amelia Mills
- a.mills2@lboro.ac.uk
Annotate. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. The wife of The notorious John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester was ‘The great beauty and fortune of The North’, according to Pepys, worth £2,500 a year. She was The only child and heiress of John Malet of Enmore in Somerset, and granddaughter of Lord Hawley.
Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester, is best known to most modern readers as the woman John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, abducted and later wed. As Samuel Pepys memorably records in his diary entry for 28 May 1665:
- Emily Bowles-Smith
- 2008
Elizabeth Wilmot, condesa de Rochester (de soltera Malet; 1651 - 20 de agosto de 1681) fue una heredera inglesa y esposa de John Wilmot, segundo conde de Rochester, el " libertino". Era hija de John Malet, de Enmore Manor , y de Unton Hawley, hija de Francis Hawley, primer barón Hawley .
Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester (1651–1681) was an English Restoration poet. Handwritten poems by her are held in the Portland manuscript collection at the Uni-versity of Nottingham, which also contains works by her husband, John Wilmot, the Sec-ond Earl of Rochester (Wilmot: 1660-1680). Despite her husbands fame, Wilmots poetry is.
They had four children: Lady Anne Wilmot (1669–1703), Charles Wilmot (1671–1681), Lady Elizabeth Wilmot (1674–1757) and Lady Malet Wilmot (1676–1708/1709). In October 1667, the monarch granted Rochester special licence to enter the House of Lords early, despite being seven months underage.
