Margaret Jones, Countess of Ranelagh
English courtier
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Margaret Jones, Countess of Ranelagh (née Cecil; 1672/1673 – 21 February 1728)[1] was an English courtier.[2] She is one of the Hampton Court Beauties painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen Mary II.
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh
The Countess of Ranelagh | |
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Margaret Jones, Countess of Ranelagh | |
| Born | 1672/1673 |
| Died | 21 February 1728 (aged 55–56) |
| Spouses | John Stawell, 2nd Baron Stawell Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh |
Issue | the Hon. Anne Stawell |
| Father | James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury |
| Mother | Lady Margaret Manners |
Family
Lady Margaret was the daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Margaret, a daughter of the Earl of Rutland. She first married John Stawell, 2nd Baron Stawell; he died in 1692 leaving considerable debts[3] and a daughter Anne, who married John Baber, esq. of Sunning Hill Park, Berkshire.[4] Margaret subsequently married Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (d. 1712) on 9 January 1696, who was expelled from the House of Commons for embezzlement in 1703. She was his second wife and they had no children.[2]
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