Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave

The Countess Waldegrave
Lady Elizabeth in 1780 by Joshua Reynolds
Born25 March 1760
Died29 January 1816(1816-01-29) (aged 55)
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(m. 1782; died 1789)
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Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave (25 March 1760 – 29 January 1816), was a British noblewoman, courtier and society beauty. She served at court as a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of King George III.[1][2][3] She married her cousin, George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, in 1782.[4]

  1. ^ Women of History- W, www.abitofhistory.net
  2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 58. p.827. Google Books, retrieved 22-10-10
  3. ^ According to one of the letters of Mrs. Patrick Delany, Elizabeth attended the two eldest princesses, Charlotte and Augusta. Letters from Mrs. Delany (widow of Doctor Patrick Delany) to Mrs. Frances Hamilton from the year 1779 to the year 1788. comprising many unpublished and interesting anecdotes of their late royal majesties and the royal family: now first printed from the original manuscripts, published by The Library of University of California Los Angeles. p.32. Google Books, retrieved 21 October 2010
  4. ^ Burke, John (1832). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 11. London. p.580