Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

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Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset (26 January 166723 November 1722) was born Lady Elizabeth Percy, the daughter of the 11th Earl of Northumberland.

She married firstly, Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle, the eldest son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle on 27 March 1679, but he died a year later. She married secondly, Thomas Thynne (a relative of the 1st Viscount Weymouth), on 15 November 1681, but he also died a year later. She married thirdly, the 6th Duke of Somerset, whereupon Elizabeth became Duchess of Somerset, on 30 May 1682. She was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Anne from 1710 to 1714.

Preceded by:
The Duchess of Marlborough
Mistress of the Robes to
Queen Anne

1710–1714
Succeeded by: