DUCHESS OF See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

ELIZABETH See also:

• KINGSTON
• DUCHESS OF ELIZABETH KINGSTON (1720-1788)
• KINGSTON, WILLIAM HENRY GILES (1814-188o)

KINGSTON (1720-1788)  , sometimes called countess of See also:

• BRISTOL
• BRISTOL, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• BRISTOL, GEORGE DIGBY, 2ND EARL OF1 (1612-1677)
• BRISTOL, JOHN DIGBY, 1ST EARL OF 6 (1580-1653)

Bristol, was the daughter of See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

Colonel See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Chudleigh (d . 1726), and was appointed maid of See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour to See also:

• AUGUSTA

Augusta, princess of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, in 1743, probably through the See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good offices of her friend, See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Pulteney, See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath . Being a very beautiful woman See also:

• MISS

Miss Chudleigh did not lack admirers, among whom were See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James, 6th See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• HAMILTON
• HAMILTON (GRAND or ASHUANIPI)
• HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1757-1804)
• HAMILTON, ANTHONY, or ANTOINE (1646-1720)
• HAMILTON, ELIZABETH (1758–1816)
• HAMILTON, EMMA, LADY (c. 1765-1815)
• HAMILTON, JAMES (1769-1831)
• HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON, 1ST DUKE OF (1606-1649)
• HAMILTON, JOHN (c. 1511–1571)
• HAMILTON, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• HAMILTON, PATRICK (1504-1528)
• HAMILTON, ROBERT (1743-1829)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM (1730-1803)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM ROWAN (1805-1865)
• HAMILTON, THOMAS (1789-1842)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM (1704-1754)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM GERARD (1729-1796)

Hamilton, and See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• HERVEY, JAMES (1714–1758)

Hervey, afterwards 3rd earl of Bristol . Hamilton, how-ever, See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and on the 4th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1744 she was privately married to Hervey at Lainston, near See also:

• WINCHESTER
• WINCHESTER, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Winchester . Both See also:

• HUSBAND

husband and wife being poor, their See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union was kept See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret to enable See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth to retain her See also:

• POST

post at See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court, while Hervey, who was a See also:

• NAVAL

naval officer, rejoined his See also:

• SHIP

ship, returning to England towards the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of 1746 . The See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage was a very unhappy one, and the pair soon ceased to live. together; but when it appeared probable that Hervey would succeed his See also:

• BROTHER

brother as earl of Bristol, his wife took steps to obtain See also:

• PROOF (in M. Eng. preove, proeve, preve, &°c., from O. Fr . prueve, proeve, &c., mod. preuve, Late. Lat. proba, probate, to prove, to test the goodness of anything, probus, good)

proof of her marriage . This did not, however, prevent her from becoming the See also:

• MISTRESS

mistress of See also:

• EVELYN, JOHN (1620-1706)

Evelyn See also:

• PIERREPONT, WILLIAM (c. 1607-1678)

Pierrepont, 2nd duke of See also:

• KINGSTON
• KINGSTON, ELIZABETH, DUCHESS OF (1720-1788)
• KINGSTON, WILLIAM HENRY GILES (1814-188o)

Kingston, and she was not only a very prominent figure in See also:

• LONDON

London society, but in 1765 in See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin she was honoured by the attentions of See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick the See also:

• GREAT

Great . By this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time Hervey wished for a See also:

• DIVORCE

divorce from his wife; but Elizabeth, although equally anxious to be See also:

• FREE

free, was unwilling to See also:

• FACE (from Lat. fades, derived either from facere, to make, or from a root fa-, meaning " appear "; cf. Gr. cbatvstv)

face the publicity attendant upon this step . However she began a suit of See also:

• JACTITATION (from Lat. jactitare, to throw out publicly)

jactitation against Hervey . This See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case was doubt-less collusive, and after Elizabeth had sworn she was unmarried, he court in See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1769 pronounced her a spinster . Within a See also:

• MONTH
• MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month she married Kingston, who died four years later, leaving her all his See also:

• PROPERTY

property on See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition that she remained a widow . Visiting See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome the duchess was received with honour by See also:

• CLEMENT (Lat. Clemens, i.e. merciful; Gr. K)4gs)
• CLEMENT, FRANCOIS (1714-1793)
• CLEMENT, JACQUES (1567-1589)

Clement XIV.; after which she hurried back to England to defend herself from a See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of See also:

• BIGAMY (from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. ya,uor, marriage)

bigamy, which had been preferred against her by Kingston's See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew, Evelyn Meadows (d .

1826) . The See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of Lords in 1776 found her guilty, and retaining her See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune she hurriedly left England to avoid further proceedings on the See also:

• PART

part of the Meadows See also:

• FAMILY

family, who had a reversionary See also:

• INTEREST

interest in the Kingston estates . She lived for a time in See also:

• CALAIS

Calais, and then repaired to St See also:

• PETERSBURG

Petersburg, near which See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city she bought an See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate which she named " Chudleigh." Afterwards she resided in See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, Rome, and elsewhere, and died in Paris on the 26th of August 1788 . The duchess was a coarse and licentious woman, and was ridiculed as Kitty See also:

• CROCODILE

Crocodile by the comedian See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel See also:

• FOOTE
• FOOTE, ANDREW HULL (1806-1863)
• FOOTE, SAMUEL (1720-1777)

Foote in a See also:

• PLAY

play A Trip to Calais, which, however, he was not allowed to produce . She is said to have been the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original of See also:

• THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE (1811-1863)

Thackeray's characters, See also:

• BEATRICE

Beatrice and Baroness See also:

• BERNSTEIN, AARON (1812-1884)

Bernstein . There is an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the duchess in J . H . See also:

• JESSE
• JESSE, EDWARD (178o–1868)
• JESSE, JOHN HENEAGE (1815-1874)

Jesse's See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs of the Court of England 1688-176o, vol. iv . (1901) .