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Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola

1687 – 1751

British countess

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About Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola

Lived 1687 – 1751 (aged 63–64).

Frederica Susanna Mildmay, Countess FitzWalter, 3rd Countess of Mértola (née Schomberg, previously Frederica Darcy, Countess of Holderness; 1687 – 7 August 1751) was a British peeress.

Life Frederica was the eldest surviving daughter, and co-heir, of Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, and his second wife, Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth, a daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. On 26 May 1715, she married Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness, and they had two surviving children: Hon. Robert Darcy (1718–1778); later 4th Earl of Holderness. Lady Caroline Darcy (d. 1778); who married William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian. On the death of the countess' father in 1719, she inherited his Portuguese countship of Mértola as his eldest surviving child. Her husband died in 1721 and on 18 June 1724, she married Hon. Benjamin Mildmay, who was later created Earl FitzWalter in 1730. They had one child, who died in infancy.

Via cognatic primogeniture, she was the most senior descendant of James I of England to be Protestant, but she was passed over for Sophia of Hanover, due to her descent from her grandfather Charles I Louis's morganatic marriage to Marie Luise von Degenfeld. Her cognatic heir is Anthea Theresa Lycett (born Marcia Anne Miller), Countess of Mértola, eldest daughter of Diana, Baroness Conyers and Fauconberg and Countess of Mértola.

The countess was survived by her elderly second husband; on her death, at the age of 63, she was buried in the Mildmay family vault at St Mary's Church, Chelmsford, where he was also later buried.

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Important facts

Born
1687, Berlin
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Family & relationships

Spouse
Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalter
Spouse
Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness
Parent
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
Parent
Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola?

British countess

When was Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola born?

Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola was born in 1687 in Berlin.

When did Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola die?

Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola died on 7 August 1751.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frederica Mildmay, Countess of Mértola

· Wikidata: Q5497188

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