Frances Talbot | |
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| Countess of Tyrconnell | |
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| Born | c. 1649 Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 6 March 1731 Dublin |
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| Issue Detail | Elizabeth, Frances, Mary, & others |
| Father | Richard Jennings |
| Mother | Frances Thornhurst |
Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnell (née Jennings, previously Hamilton; c. 1649 – 1731), also called La Belle Jennings, was a maid of honour to the Duchess of York and, like her sister Sarah, a famous beauty at the Restoration court. She married first George Hamilton and then Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell. She was vicereine in Dublin Castle while Tyrconnell was viceroy (lord deputy) of Ireland for James II. She lived through difficult times after the death of her second husband, who was attainted as a Jacobite, but recovered some of his wealth and died a devout Catholic despite having been raised as a Protestant.