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Elizabeth Thynne, Marchioness of Bath (née Lady Elizabeth Bentinck; 27 July 1735 – 12 December 1825), was a British courtier and the wife of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath. From 1761 to 1793, she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. In 1793, as Dowager Marchioness, she became Mistress of the Robes and held that position until the Queen's death in 1818.

Early life

She was born at Welbeck Abbey on 27 July 1735, the daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and his wife, Lady Margaret Harley.

His paternal grandparents were Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland and his wife Lady Elizabeth Noel (daughter of the 2nd Earl of Gainsborough). His mother was the only surviving child of the 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, and the former Lady Henrietta Holles (the only child and heir of the 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne).

Personal life

She married Thomas Thynne, then the 3rd Viscount Weymouth, on 22 March 1759 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, becoming Viscountess Weymouth. Their eight children were:

• Lady Louisa Thynne (1760 – 1832), who married Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, and had children
• Lady Henrietta Thynne (1762 – 1813), who married Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield, and had children
• Lady Sophia Thynne (1763–1791), who married George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, and had children
• Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765 – 1837), who married the Hon. Isabella Byng and had children.
• George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret of Hawnes (1770 –1838), who married the Hon. Harriet Courtenay and had no children
• John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes (1772 –1849), who married Mary Anne Master and had no children
• Lady Mary Thynne (1778 – 1814), who married Osborne Markham.
• Lady Isabella Thynne (1780 – 1810)

After her husband became Marquess of Bath in 1789, the viscountess became a marchioness. She died, aged 90, at Lower Grosvenor Street in London.

Court role

From 1793 to 1818, she served as Mistress of the Robes to the Queen, succeeding Mary Bertie, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven. She was herself succeeded by Catherine Osborne, Duchess of Leeds.

References

1. "Household of Queen Charlotte 1761-1818". Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 273.
3. "Biography of Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1715–1785)".

• 1825 deaths
• British marchionesses
• Daughters of English dukes
• Wives of knights
• Bentinck family
• 1735 births
• Mistresses of the Robes
• Court of George III
• Household of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz