Mary Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham

Mary Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham (née Liddell, later Bright; 1735 – 19 December 1804)[1] was the wife of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was prime minister of Great Britain in 1782 and again from 1765 to 1766.

The Right Honourable

The Marchioness of Rockingham
Born
Mary Liddell

1735
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Died19 December 1804(1804-12-19) (aged 68–69)
Hillingdon House, Hillingdon, London, England
Resting placeYork Minster, North Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Spouse
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(m. 1752; died 1782)​
Parents
  • Thomas Bright
  • Margaret Norton

Early life

Born c. 1735 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, she was the only child and heiress of Thomas Liddell, Lord of the Manor of Ecclesall, South Yorkshire, and Margaret Norton.[1] She was baptized at Ackworth, West Yorkshire, on 27 August 1735. She and her father were both born with the surname Liddell, but her father took the surname Bright when he inherited Badsworth Hall from his father John Bright.[2]

Marriage

On 26 February, 1752, Lady Liddell married Whig politician Charles Watson-Wentworth.[1] They were married until Watson-Wentworth's death on 1 July 1782.

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 3 (107 ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 3288. ISBN 978-0971196629.
  2. "Bright of Badsworth and Carbrook Hall". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11.
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