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Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex

1723 – 1763

British noblewoman

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Lived 1723 – 1763 (aged 39–40). Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex was a British.

Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex (1723 – 10 May 1763), formerly the Hon. Grace Boyle, was the wife of Charles Sackville, Earl of Middlesex and later 2nd Duke of Dorset.

Grace was born in London, the daughter and sole heir of Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, and his wife Grace. She inherited the family seat of Ashley Park following her father's death in 1740.

She married the Earl of Middlesex in 1744, but he did not inherit his father's title of Duke of Dorset until after her death. The couple had no children. From 1747 to 1763, the countess held the position of Mistress of the Robes to Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the Princess of Wales. She also succeeded Jane, Lady Archibald Hamilton as first Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales from 1743 till her death. Her husband was a friend of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and the countess was rumoured to have been the prince's mistress. The countess was something of an artist and may have been a pupil of the painter Arthur Pond.

On her death, the countess left Ashley Park not to her husband but to a cousin, Colonel John Stephenson.

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1723
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Also known as
Grace Boyle, Hon. Grace Boyle, Grace Sackville

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Who was Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex?

British noblewoman

When was Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex born?

Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex was born in 1723.

When did Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex die?

Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex died on 10 May 1763.

What nationality was Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex?

Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex was British.

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· Wikipedia: Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex

· Wikidata: Q46018813

· DBpedia: Grace Sackville, Countess of Middlesex

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