Jane Granville, Countess of Bath
English noble (1630-1692))
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Jane Granville, Countess of Bath (née Wyche; 1630 – 3 February 1692),[1] was the wife of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, and the mother of the 2nd Earl. She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Catherine of Braganza, the queen consort of King Charles II of England.
1630
Cyril Wyche (brother)
The Countess of Bath | |
|---|---|
| Lady of the Bedchamber | |
| In office 1663–1688 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jane Wyche 1630 |
| Died | 3 February 1692 (aged 61–62) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Peter Wyche (brother) Cyril Wyche (brother) |
| Children | Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath Lady Jane Leveson-Gower Lady Catherine Peyton Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge |
| Parent(s) | Peter Wyche Jane Meredith |
Early life
Jane was a daughter of Peter Wyche, English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and his wife, the former Jane Meredith.[2] Among her siblings were Peter Wyche, the English Ambassador to Russia and Poland,[3] and Cyril Wyche, President of the Royal Society.[2]
Her paternal grandparents were merchant Richard Wyche and Elizabeth (née Saltonstall) Wyche (a daughter of Richard Saltonstall, Lord Mayor of London). Her uncle, Nathaniel Wyche, was a merchant and president of the East India Company.[4][5]
Marriage and issue
She married the future earl in October 1652 at Kilkhampton.[6] He received his earldom at the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, making his wife a countess. The couple's children included:[2]
- Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath (1661–1701), eldest son and heir, who married twice: first, to Lady Martha Osborne (d. 1689), daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, and second, to Isabella van Nassau (1668-1692).[7]
- Lady Jane Granville (c. 1653-1696),[8] who married Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet, and had children, including John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower.[9]
- Lady Catherine Granville, who married Craven Peyton, MP for Boroughbridge, and had no children.[10]
- Lady Grace Granville, suo jure 1st Countess Granville (1654–1744), who married George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret of Haynes Park, Bedfordshire, and was later made a peer in her own right as Viscountess Carteret and Countess Granville.[6]
- John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge (1665–1707),[9] who married Rebecca Child and had no children
The earl outlived his wife and died in 1701, but was followed within a fortnight by his son and heir, the 2nd Earl, who is thought to have committed suicide by shooting himself (possibly because the debts he had inherited exceeded his income)[11] and was buried on the same day as his father.[6] The title passed to Charles's only son, William, who died of smallpox, aged 19, in 1711.[12][13]