Dorothy Montagu, Countess of Sandwich
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Dorothy Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (22 March 1716/17 - Barnes 17 July 1797), formerly The Hon. Dorothy Fane, was a British
peeress.
(1673-1721), and was one of the six original Maids of Honour to Queen Anne, appointed 4 June 1702.
Dorothy was baptised on 27 April 1717 at St. Giles in the Fields.
On 14 March 1741, shortly before her 24th birthday, she married at St James's, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
.
In a letter to Horace Walpole dated 23 December 1742, the British Resident in Florence Horace Mann, who had been her brother's charge d'affairs when he held the post, describes the birth of her first son, who died soon after: 'your friend Lady Sandwich has got a son; if one may believe the belly she wore it is a brave one.'
In a letter dated 10 January 1747 Mann tells Walpole: 'I don't believe I am a favourite with my Lady, though I really deserve to be one on many accounts, and for being very essentially instrumental in getting her her Lord.'
They separated in 1754 or 1757 and she was granted an apartment in Windsor Castle
with an elder sister, Elizabeth. She also lived at the Fane's Thames-side New House at Basildon
in Berkshire
.
She was declared 'De Lunatico Inquirendo' in May 1767.
Her brother, Charles, 2nd Viscount Fane, died without issue and his estates in Berkshire, Armagh, and Limerick were inherited by her and her surviving sister Mary, Madame de Salis, Countess de Salis, wife to Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis
.
Dorothy had one surviving son John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
(1744- 1814).
Great Britain
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peeress.
Family and marriage
Dorothy was born on 22 March 1717, the third surviving daughter of Charles Fane, 1st Viscount Fane (1676-1744) by his wife Mary (1686-1762) daughter of the envoy Hon. Alexander Stanhope, FRS. Mary was the sister of soldier-statesman James, 1st Earl StanhopeJames Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope PC was a British statesman and soldier who effectively served as Chief Minister between 1717 and 1721. He is probably best remembered for his service during War of the Spanish Succession...
(1673-1721), and was one of the six original Maids of Honour to Queen Anne, appointed 4 June 1702.
Dorothy was baptised on 27 April 1717 at St. Giles in the Fields.
On 14 March 1741, shortly before her 24th birthday, she married at St James's, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather, Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich, as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten...
.
In a letter to Horace Walpole dated 23 December 1742, the British Resident in Florence Horace Mann, who had been her brother's charge d'affairs when he held the post, describes the birth of her first son, who died soon after: 'your friend Lady Sandwich has got a son; if one may believe the belly she wore it is a brave one.'
In a letter dated 10 January 1747 Mann tells Walpole: 'I don't believe I am a favourite with my Lady, though I really deserve to be one on many accounts, and for being very essentially instrumental in getting her her Lord.'
They separated in 1754 or 1757 and she was granted an apartment in Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
with an elder sister, Elizabeth. She also lived at the Fane's Thames-side New House at Basildon
Lower Basildon
Lower Basildon is a small village in the civil parish of Basildon, near to Pangbourne, in the English county of Berkshire. It is the location of the parish church of St Bartholomew. The National Trust property, Basildon Park, is just above it....
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
She was declared 'De Lunatico Inquirendo' in May 1767.
Her brother, Charles, 2nd Viscount Fane, died without issue and his estates in Berkshire, Armagh, and Limerick were inherited by her and her surviving sister Mary, Madame de Salis, Countess de Salis, wife to Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis
Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis
Jérôme de Salis, 2nd Count de Salis-Soglio was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and sometime British Resident in the Grisons...
.
Dorothy had one surviving son John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until in 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...
(1744- 1814).