Frances Jennings

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Frances Jennings was a 17th-century English court beauty and later Irish noblewoman, noted for her marriages into prominent Jacobite circles and her eventual life of religious seclusion.

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instanceOf English noblewoman
Jacobite
courtier
human
associatedWith Jacobite court in exile
James II of England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Court of Charles II of England
era 17th century
18th century
familyName Jennings
gender female
givenName Frances
knownFor life of religious seclusion in later years
languageSpoken French
lifeEvent conversion or deepening of Catholic religious practice
retirement into religious seclusion
maritalStatus widow in later life
movement Jacobitism
nativeLanguage English
nobleRank countess
notableEvent exile following the Glorious Revolution
notableFor beauty at the court of Charles II of England
connections to Jacobite circles
occupation courtier
noblewoman
positionHeld Maid of Honour to Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
relative George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
religion Roman Catholicism
residence England
France
Ireland
sibling Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
socialStatus aristocracy
spouse George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
title Countess of Orkney
Countess of Tyrconnell

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Richard Jennings hasChild Frances Jennings
Richard Jennings fatherOf Frances Jennings
Richard Talbot spouse Frances Jennings
Lady Churchill mother Frances Jennings