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Elizabeth Compton
(25 Jun 1760 - 7 Apr 1835)
} == Biography ==Lady Elizabeth Compton, was the only child and heir of [[Compton-353|Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton]] and his wife [[Somerset-37|Lady Anne Somerset]], and was born 25 June 1760. Both of her parents died in 1763 and part of her inheritance included Compton Place in Eastbourne, Sussex.Cokayne, Doubleday & Lord Howard de Walden, p. 686, including note a She married 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Conduit Str., Hanover Square, London, Lord George Augustus Henry Cavendish, third and youngest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Lady Charlotte Boyle, Baroness Clifford. He was born 21 March 1754 and was created 1st Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley, county York on 10 September 1831.Cokayne & Gibbs, pp. 433-34 They had eleven children:Lodge, pp. 70-71 #[[Cavendish-4|William Cavendish]], born 10 January 1783;#George Henry Compton Cavendish, born 14 October 1784, died unmarried in January 1809;#Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish, born 12 June 1786, died young 17 September 1786; #Lady Anne Cavendish, born 11 November 1787; #Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish, born 5 November 1789; #Elizabeth Cavendish, born 13 March 1793, died young 26 May 1794;#Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish, born 28 August 1793, created 1st Baron Chesham of Chesham, county Buckingham 15 January 1858; #Mary Louisa Cavendish, born 6 March 1795, died young 7 June 1795; #Lady Caroline Cavendish, born 5 April 1797;#Frederick Compton Cavendish, born 28 October 1801, died young 27 January 1802; #Charlotte Cavendish, born 29 April 1803, died young 1 July 1803. Her husband died on 9 May 1834 and not 4 MayFarrell & Harratt, though without referring to any references at Burlington House, Piccadilly and was buried at All Saints, Derby, and she died at Compton Place not quite a year later, on 7 April 1835, her will being proven in May 1835. Cokayne & Gibbs, p. 434 A comment from their nephew, the Duke of Devonshire, on her deathcited in Farrell & Harratt'poor Aunt George, only one year of happiness', suggests the marriage wasn't a happy one. == Sources == ===References===
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== Biography ==Lady Elizabeth Compton, was the only child and heir of [[Compton-353|Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton]] and his wife [[Somerset-37|Lady Anne Somerset]], and was born 25 June 1760. Both of her parents died in 1763 and part of her inheritance included Compton Place in Eastbourne, Sussex.Cokayne, Doubleday & Lord Howard de Walden, p. 686, including note a
She married 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Conduit Str., Hanover Square, London, Lord George Augustus Henry Cavendish, third and youngest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Lady Charlotte Boyle, Baroness Clifford. He was born 21 March 1754 and was created 1st Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley, county York on 10 September 1831.Cokayne & Gibbs, pp. 433-34
They had eleven children:Lodge, pp. 70-71
#[[Cavendish-4|William Cavendish]], born 10 January 1783;#George Henry Compton Cavendish, born 14 October 1784, died unmarried in January 1809;#Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish, born 12 June 1786, died young 17 September 1786;
#Lady Anne Cavendish, born 11 November 1787;
#Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish, born 5 November 1789;
#Elizabeth Cavendish, born 13 March 1793, died young 26 May 1794;#Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish, born 28 August 1793, created 1st Baron Chesham of Chesham, county Buckingham 15 January 1858;
#Mary Louisa Cavendish, born 6 March 1795, died young 7 June 1795;
#Lady Caroline Cavendish, born 5 April 1797;#Frederick Compton Cavendish, born 28 October 1801, died young 27 January 1802;
#Charlotte Cavendish, born 29 April 1803, died young 1 July 1803.
Her husband died on 9 May 1834 and not 4 MayFarrell & Harratt, though without referring to any references at Burlington House, Piccadilly and was buried at All Saints, Derby, and she died at Compton Place not quite a year later, on 7 April 1835, her will being proven in May 1835. Cokayne & Gibbs, p. 434 A comment from their nephew, the Duke of Devonshire, on her deathcited in Farrell & Harratt'poor Aunt George, only one year of happiness', suggests the marriage wasn't a happy one.
== Sources ==
===References===
===Bibliography===*Cokayne, George Edward & Gibbs, Vicary, (1912), ''The Complete Peerage: of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant'', London: St Catherine's Press. Digitised by FamilySearch
*Cokayne, George Edward, Doubleday, H.A. Lord Howard to Walden, (eds.), (1936), ''The complete peerage; or, a history of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times'', 2nd ed. Vol. 9, London: St Catherine's Press
*Farrell, Stephen & Harratt, Simon, (2009), "CAVENDISH, Lord George Augustus Henry (1754-1834), of Holker, Lancs. and Burlington House, Piccadily, Mdx." in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832'', ed by D.R, Fisher. Published online at ''The History of Parliament, British Political, Social and Local History'' (http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/cavendish-lord-george-1754-1834 : viewed 15 June 2014)
*Lodge, Edmund, (1832), ''The Peerage of the British Empire as at present existing'', London: Saunders and Otley. Digitised by Google Books.
===Acknowledgements===Thanks to [[Christensen-519 | Janice Hardin]] for creating this profile 10 December 2011.
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== Biography ==Lady Elizabeth Compton, was the only child and heir of [[Compton-353|Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton]] and his wife [[Somerset-37|Lady Anne Somerset]], and was born 25 June 1760. Both of her parents died in 1763 and part of her inheritance included Compton Place in Eastbourne, Sussex.Cokayne, Doubleday & Lord Howard de Walden, p. 686, including note a
She married 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Conduit Str., Hanover Square, London, Lord George Augustus Henry Cavendish, third and youngest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Lady Charlotte Boyle, Baroness Clifford. He was born 21 March 1754 and was created 1st Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley, county York on 10 September 1831.Cokayne & Gibbs, pp. 433-34
They had eleven children:Lodge, pp. 70-71
#[[Cavendish-4|William Cavendish]], born 10 January 1783;#George Henry Compton Cavendish, born 14 October 1784, died unmarried in January 1809;#Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish, born 12 June 1786, died young 17 September 1786;
#Lady Anne Cavendish, born 11 November 1787;
#Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish, born 5 November 1789;
#Elizabeth Cavendish, born 13 March 1793, died young 26 May 1794;#Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish, born 28 August 1793, created 1st Baron Chesham of Chesham, county Buckingham 15 January 1858;
#Mary Louisa Cavendish, born 6 March 1795, died young 7 June 1795;
#Lady Caroline Cavendish, born 5 April 1797;#Frederick Compton Cavendish, born 28 October 1801, died young 27 January 1802;
#Charlotte Cavendish, born 29 April 1803, died young 1 July 1803.
Her husband died on 9 May 1834 and not 4 MayFarrell & Harratt, though without referring to any references at Burlington House, Piccadilly and was buried at All Saints, Derby, and she died at Compton Place not quite a year later, on 7 April 1835, her will being proven in May 1835. Cokayne & Gibbs, p. 434 A comment from their nephew, the Duke of Devonshire, on her deathcited in Farrell & Harratt'poor Aunt George, only one year of happiness', suggests the marriage wasn't a happy one.
== Sources ==
===References===
===Bibliography===*Cokayne, George Edward & Gibbs, Vicary, (1912), ''The Complete Peerage: of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant'', London: St Catherine's Press. Digitised by FamilySearch
*Cokayne, George Edward, Doubleday, H.A. Lord Howard to Walden, (eds.), (1936), ''The complete peerage; or, a history of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times'', 2nd ed. Vol. 9, London: St Catherine's Press
*Farrell, Stephen & Harratt, Simon, (2009), "CAVENDISH, Lord George Augustus Henry (1754-1834), of Holker, Lancs. and Burlington House, Piccadily, Mdx." in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832'', ed by D.R, Fisher. Published online at ''The History of Parliament, British Political, Social and Local History'' (http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/cavendish-lord-george-1754-1834 : viewed 15 June 2014)
*Lodge, Edmund, (1832), ''The Peerage of the British Empire as at present existing'', London: Saunders and Otley. Digitised by Google Books.
===Acknowledgements===Thanks to [[Christensen-519 | Janice Hardin]] for creating this profile 10 December 2011.
Events
| Birth | 25 Jun 1760 | ||||
| Marriage | 27 Feb 1782 | George Augustus Henry Cavendish | |||
| Death | 7 Apr 1835 | Eastbourne, Sussex, England | |||
| Alt name | Lady Elizabeth Compton | ||||
| Alt name | Countess of Burlington | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Lady | ||||
| Reference No | 3275288 | ||||
| Reference No | 3324644 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | George Augustus Henry Cavendish (1754 - 1834) |
| Child | William Cavendish (1783 - 1812) |
| Father | Charles Compton (1734 - 1763) |
| Mother | Anne Somerset (1741 - 1763) |