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Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset (1669–1691)

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Mary Sackville
Countess of Dorset
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller
BornMary Compton
1669
DiedAugust 6, 1691(1691-08-06) (aged 21–22)
SpouseCharles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
IssueLionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
Lady Mary Sackville
FatherJames Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton
MotherMary Noel

Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset (born Lady Mary Compton; 1669 – 6 August 1691) was a 17th century aristocrat, being a courtier at the royal court of Queen Mary II. She was one of the Hampton Court Beauties, painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen Mary.[1] She was Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen.

Biography

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Mary Compton’s father was James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, her mother being Mary Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden. In 1685 she married Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset.[2] They lived at Copt Hall, Waltham Abbey, Essex.[3]

Death

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Mary Sackville died of smallpox in 1691, aged 22 years.[citation needed]

Issue

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Mary and her husband had two children:

  1. Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688 – 1765); created Duke of Dorset in 1720. Died at age 77.
  2. Lady Mary Sackville (1688 – 1705); first wife of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort. Not much is known whether she had issue.

References

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  1. ^ The New Monthly magazine. 1826.
  2. ^ Profile of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, cracroftspeerage.co.uk; accessed 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ Clare Jerrold (1911). The fair ladies of Hampton Court. Little, Brown, and Co. p. 304. Mary Compton countess dorset.
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