Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Derby (née Lady Elizabeth Butler; 1660–1717) was an English court official. She served as Mistress of the Robes to queen Mary II of England between 1689 and 1694.
The Countess of Derby | |
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| Born | 1660 |
| Died | 1717 (aged 56–57) |
| Spouse | William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby |
Issue | James Stanley, Lord Strange Henrietta, Countess of Anglesey Lady Elizabeth Stanley |
| Father | Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory |
| Mother | Emilia van Nassau-Beverweerd |
She was the daughter of Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory and Emilia van Nassau-Beverweerd. She married William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, in 1673.[1]
When the household of queen Mary II was officially formed, Elizabeth Butler was appointed on 22 April 1689 to the position of principal lady-in-waiting with the title Groom of the Stole and Mistress of the Robes. She was given a salary of £1200 per annum (£800 as groom of the stole, and £400 as mistress of the Robes).
Following the death of her husband, she was engaged in a Chancery case with his brother and her two daughters Henrietta and Elizabeth concerning her dower.[2]
References
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edit- G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage (1910–1959) (Ormonde).
- A. Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England, London (1888)
- https://courtofficers.ctsdh.luc.edu/MaryII.list.pdf