Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnell

Frances Talbot
Countess of Tyrconnell
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Detail from the portrait below
Bornc. 1649
Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
Died6 March 1731
Dublin
Spouse(s)
  • 1.
    (m. 1665; died 1676)
  • 2.
    (m. 1681; died 1691)
Issue
Detail
Elizabeth, Frances, Mary, & others
FatherRichard Jennings
MotherFrances 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.