Frances Jennings
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Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnel, née Frances Jennings, (frequently called Duchess of Tyrconnel[1]) (c.1647 - March 9, 1730) was the daughter of Richard Jenyns and Frances Thornhurst. She was born at Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England.
Frances and her sister, Sarah Jennings were noteworthy figures at the English Restoration-era court. Frances' beauty earned her the nickname of "La Belle Jennings," In 1665, Frances married Sir George Hamilton, son of Sir George Hamilton, 1st Bt. and Mary Butler. With him, she had two daughters, Frances and Mary. After Hamilton's death, Frances married an old suitor she had previously rejected, Richard Talbot in 1681. Talbot was later created Earl of Tyrconnel in the Irish peerage and subsequently Duke of Tyrconnel, although this last title was not widely recognised. They had no children.
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