Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll

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Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll, was an 18th-century Irish-born beauty who rose from modest origins to become one of Britain’s most celebrated and influential noblewomen, marrying into both the Hamilton and Argyll ducal families.

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instanceOf 18th-century person ⓘ
duchess ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
associatedWith British royal court ⓘ
Gunning sisters ⓘ
birthDate 1733-12-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Hemmingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, England ⓘ
burialPlace Kilmun Parish Church, Argyll, Scotland ⓘ
child Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Elizabeth Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon ⓘ
George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll ⓘ
James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Lady Charlotte Campbell ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
courtRole lady of the bedchamber ⓘ
deathDate 1790-12-20 ⓘ
describedAs one of the most admired beauties of her time ⓘ
era Georgian era ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Irish ⓘ
familyName Gunning ⓘ
father John Gunning ⓘ
floruit mid-18th century ⓘ
fullName Elizabeth Gunning ⓘ
givenName Elizabeth ⓘ
honorificPrefix Her Grace ⓘ
marriageToArgyllDate 1759-03-03 ⓘ
marriageToHamiltonDate 1752-02-14 ⓘ
mother Bridget Bourke ⓘ
Bridget Gunning, Countess of Coventry ⓘ
nationality Irish ⓘ
nobleRank duchess ⓘ
notableEvent created Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon in her own right in 1776 ⓘ
notableFor celebrated beauty ⓘ
prominent figure in 18th-century British high society ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Scotland ⓘ
servedAs Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte ⓘ
sibling Maria Gunning, Countess of Coventry ⓘ
socialCircle British aristocracy ⓘ
socialStatus rose from relatively modest origins ⓘ
spouse James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll ⓘ
title Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon ⓘ
Duchess of Argyll ⓘ
Duchess of Hamilton ⓘ

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Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton → spouse → Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll ⓘ
subject linked to: Douglas Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton → mother → Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll
James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton → spouse → Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll