Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham (original) (raw)
Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham (died 12 October 1791), formerly Elizabeth Beckford, was the wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, and the mother of both Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, and Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham. She was the daughter of Peter Beckford, the Speaker of Jamaica's House of Assembly, and his wife, the former Bathsuba Hering. Her brother was William Beckford, who was Lord Mayor of London on two occasions. She married the Earl on 14 February 1745. In addition to Thomas Howard and Richard Howard, their children included:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| dbo:abstract | Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham (died 12 October 1791), formerly Elizabeth Beckford, was the wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, and the mother of both Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, and Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham. She was the daughter of Peter Beckford, the Speaker of Jamaica's House of Assembly, and his wife, the former Bathsuba Hering. Her brother was William Beckford, who was Lord Mayor of London on two occasions. She married the Earl on 14 February 1745. In addition to Thomas Howard and Richard Howard, their children included: * Lady Elizabeth Howard (d. 31 Oct 1815), who married Rt. Rev. Henry Reginald Courtenay and had children * Lady Anne Howard (d. 1787), who married Lt Col Christopher Carleton * Lady Maria Howard (1753-1836), who married Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, and had children The Earl died in 1763, and the Countess remarried on 21 May 1771, her second husband being Field Marshal Sir George Howard, a relation of the earl. There were no children from this second marriage. From 1761 until her own death in 1791, she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of the United Kingdom. She died at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, where her second husband was governor. By coincidence, her daughter-in-law Catherine died within a few days of her, while travelling from her home in Jamaica by sea to New York. Elizabeth's elder son, Catherine's husband, who had inherited the earldom, died only a few weeks later. (en) |
| dbo:child | dbr:Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Earl_of_Effingham dbr:Richard_Howard,_4th_Earl_of_Effingham |
| dbo:wikiPageID | 56880986 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength | 3260 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1066882327 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:George_Howard_(British_Army_officer) dbr:George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom dbr:Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Earl_of_Effingham dbr:Lady_of_the_Bedchamber dbc:British_countesses dbr:William_Beckford_(politician) dbr:Royal_Hospital_Chelsea dbr:Richard_Howard,_4th_Earl_of_Effingham dbr:Guy_Carleton,_1st_Baron_Dorchester dbr:Jamaica dbc:1720s_births dbc:1791_deaths dbr:Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz dbr:Thomas_Howard,_2nd_Earl_of_Effingham dbr:Christopher_Carleton |
| dbp:children | 5 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:fetchwikidata | ALL (en) |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Reflist dbt:Use_British_English dbt:Use_dmy_dates dbt:Infobox_person/Wikidata |
| dcterms:subject | dbc:British_countesses dbc:1720s_births dbc:1791_deaths |
| rdf:type | owl:Thing foaf:Person dbo:Person dul:NaturalPerson wikidata:Q19088 wikidata:Q215627 wikidata:Q5 wikidata:Q729 dbo:Animal dbo:Eukaryote dbo:Species schema:Person |
| rdfs:comment | Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham (died 12 October 1791), formerly Elizabeth Beckford, was the wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, and the mother of both Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, and Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham. She was the daughter of Peter Beckford, the Speaker of Jamaica's House of Assembly, and his wife, the former Bathsuba Hering. Her brother was William Beckford, who was Lord Mayor of London on two occasions. She married the Earl on 14 February 1745. In addition to Thomas Howard and Richard Howard, their children included: (en) |
| rdfs:label | Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham (en) |
| owl:sameAs | wikidata:Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham https://global.dbpedia.org/id/4iFUB |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Elizabeth_Howard,_Countess_of_Effingham?oldid=1066882327&ns=0 |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Elizabeth_Howard,_Countess_of_Effingham |
| is dbo:spouse of | dbr:Thomas_Howard,_2nd_Earl_of_Effingham |
| is dbo:wikiPageDisambiguates of | dbr:Elizabeth_Howard |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of | dbr:Elizabeth_Howard dbr:George_Howard_(British_Army_officer) dbr:Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Earl_of_Effingham dbr:Lady_of_the_Bedchamber dbr:Peter_Beckford_(junior) dbr:Thomas_Howard,_2nd_Earl_of_Effingham dbr:William_Beckford_of_Somerley dbr:Five_Orders_of_Periwigs |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Elizabeth_Howard,_Countess_of_Effingham |