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Elizabeth Villiers, durch Ehe ab 1695 Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney, war eine englische Adlige und die Mätresse von König Wilhelm III.
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.
- Elizabeth Hamilton
- Sir Edward Villiers
- 1657, England
- Lady Frances Howard
Unlike her cousin Barbara Castlemaine, Elizabeth was no beauty; a plain girl nicknamed Squinting Betty on account of a cast in one eye. But like her sisters she was intelligent, witty and had a generous helping of good old fashioned Villiers ambition.
Elizabeth Villiers, durch Ehe ab 1695 Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney , war eine englische Adlige und die Mätresse von König Wilhelm III.
Elizabeth was born in 1657, one of the eight children of Colonel Sir Edward Villiers, an English politician and military officer from the powerful Villiers family, and Frances Howard, daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. Elizabeth had seven siblings:
Born around 1657, Elizabeth Villiers was the daughter of Sir Edward Villiers and Lady Frances Villiers, who, as governess to the princesses Mary (II) and Anne, secured a place for her children in Mary's household. Elizabeth's brother Edward Villiers (1656–1711), afterwards created 1st earl of Jersey, became master of the horse, while ...
Elizabeth Villiers. Elizabeth Villiers, durch Ehe ab 1695 Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (* um 1657; † 19. April 1733 in London), war eine englische Adlige und die Mätresse von König Wilhelm III.
