Dorothy Smith, Lady Pakington

The Countess of Kellie
Born
Dorothy Smith
Died1639
Spouses
(m. 1583; died 1598)
(m. 1598; died 1625)
(m. 1629; died 1631)
(m. 1631; died 1639)
Children11, including Alice and John
FatherAmbrose Smith

Dorothy Erskine, Countess of Kellie (née Smith, formerly Barnham, Pakington, and Needham; died 1639) was a public figure. While married to John Pakington, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, she was involved in a matrimonial dispute that was heard in front of the Attorney General, Francis Bacon who was also her son-in-law.