Frances Whitmore
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Frances Whitmore was a British courtier.
Frances was one of the Hampton Court Beauties
painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller
for Queen Mary II
.
She was styled Dame Frances Myddelton
), and her mother was Hon. Frances Brooke
(1640–1690).
She married Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet (1655–1716) in c.1686.
They had three children:
Frances was one of the Hampton Court Beauties
Hampton Court Beauties
The Hampton Court Beauties are a series of portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller, commissioned by Queen Mary II of England depicting the most glamorous ladies from the court of William III. They adorn the state rooms of King William III at Hampton Court Palace...
painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Godfrey Kneller
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to British monarchs from Charles II to George I...
for Queen Mary II
Mary II of England
Mary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of...
.
She was styled Dame Frances Myddelton
Family
Her father was Sir Thomas Whitmore, (son of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.-Biography:...
), and her mother was Hon. Frances Brooke
Hon. Frances Brooke
Hon. Frances Brooke was a British courtier.She was styled Hon. Frances Brooke, and then Lady Frances Whitmore.She was granted the style of a daughter of a baron....
(1640–1690).
She married Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet (1655–1716) in c.1686.
They had three children:
- Frances Myddelton (d.1693),
- Mary Myddelton (1688–1747),
- Sir William Myddelton, 4th Baronet (1694–1718).
Other
As one of the Hampton Court Beauties, Frances Myddelton (Nee Whitmore) was known as Lady Myddelton, coincidentally, her husband's aunt is the Mrs Myddelton of the Windsor Beauties and her own Mother is Lady Whitmore of the Windsor Beauties.External links
- "Frances Whitmore, Lady Middleton (c.1666-94)" Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1690-91