Mary Compton
English countess;
About Mary Compton
Lived 1669 – 1691 (aged 21–22). Mary Compton was an English.
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. She was Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen.
Biography 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. They lived at Copt Hall, Waltham Abbey, Essex. Death Mary Sackville died of smallpox in 1691, aged 22 years.
Issue Mary and her husband had two children:
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688 – 1765); created Duke of Dorset in 1720. Died at age 77. Lady Mary Sackville (1688 – 1705); first wife of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort. Not much is known whether she had issue.
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Who was Mary Compton?
English countess; (1669-1691)
When was Mary Compton born?
Mary Compton was born in 1669.
When did Mary Compton die?
Mary Compton died on 6 August 1691 in England.
What nationality was Mary Compton?
Mary Compton was English.
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· DBpedia: Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset (1669–1691)
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