Duchess of Queensberry

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The Duchess of Queensberry was an 18th-century British noblewoman and prominent literary patron, best known for her spirited support and defense of the poet and playwright John Gay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British noblewoman
literary patron
aristocraticFamily Douglas family
Hyde family
associatedWith Alexander Pope
Jonathan Swift
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
birthName Catherine Hyde
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1701-01-01
dateOfDeath 1777-07-17
era 18th century
ethnicity English
familyName Douglas
father Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon
gender female
givenName Catherine
knownFor opposition to the banning of The Beggar's Opera sequel
spirited defense of John Gay
wit and eccentricity
language English
marriageDate 1720-03-10
mother Jane Leveson-Gower
nobleRank duchess
nobleTitle Duchess of Queensberry
notableEvent public protest against the Lord Chamberlain over John Gay's Polly
notableWork patronage of The Beggar's Opera
notedIn 18th-century English literary history
patronOf English drama
English poetry
John Gay
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment opposition Whig circles
religion Church of England
residence Amesbury, Wiltshire
linked to: Amesbury

Queensberry House, London
socialCircle Augustan literary circle
linked to: Augustan literature
spouse Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
supported John Gay
supportedWork Polly
The Beggar's Opera
titleHeldFrom 1720
titleHeldUntil 1777

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John Gay patron Duchess of Queensberry
Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry nobleTitle Duchess of Queensberry
subject linked to: Duchess of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry mother Isabella Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
linked to: Duchess of Queensberry
Catherine Hyde title Duchess of Queensberry
Jane Leveson-Gower mother Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
linked to: Duchess of Queensberry
Mary Boyle nobleTitle Duchess of Queensberry
Mary Boyle positionHeld Duchess consort of Queensberry
linked to: Duchess of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry spouse Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensberry
linked to: Duchess of Queensberry