Elizabeth Fortescue
Elizabeth, Marchioness of Lothian (née Fortescue; 3 April 1745 – 30 September 1780) was a noblewoman in the peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. She was a daughter of Chichester Fortescue (1718–1757), High Sheriff of County Down in what is now Northern Ireland. Around 1769 she was painted by Joshua Reynolds.
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Her portrait by Reynolds.
Portrait by Angelica Kauffman
On 15 July 1762, she married William John Kerr (1737-1815), who was then styled Lord Newbottle or Newbattle and Earl of Ancram. After the death of Kerr's father in 1775, he inherited the Marquisate of Lothian, making Elizabeth a marchioness by marriage. He and Elizabeth Kerr had nine children, the last of which was Lord Robert Kerr, born on 14 September 1780. She died in Marylebone 16 days later.[1]
Styles
- 1745–1762: Miss Elizabeth Fortescue
- 1762–1767: Elizabeth, Lady Newbattle
- 1767–1775: Elizabeth, Countess of Ancrum
- 1775–1780: Elizabeth, Marchioness of Lothian
References
- "Sir Joshua Reynolds, Elizabeth Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian". sothebys.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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