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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Generate an image of the Duchess of Queensberry (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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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