Mother Mary Noel Role 1669–1691 | Name Mary Countess Died August 6, 1691 | |
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Father James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton Spouse Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset Parents James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton Grandparents Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Great-grandparents William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton People also search for James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton | ||
Lady Mary Compton (1669 – 6 August 1691), later Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset, was a member of Queen Mary II's court. She was one of the Hampton Court Beauties painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen Mary. She was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary II.
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Family
Her father was James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1622–1681), and her mother was Hon. Mary Noel (died 1719), daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden. In 1685 she married Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset (1637–1705), KG.
They lived at Copt Hall, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
She and her husband had two children:
Death
Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset died of smallpox in 1691, aged 22 years.
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