Deaths on April 19

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney

Died on April 19, 1733

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (b. 1655)

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (1657 – 19 April 1733) (born Elizabeth Villiers) was an English courtier from the Villiers family and the reputed mistress of William III & II, King of England and Scotland, from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waiting to his wife and co-monarch, Queen Mary II.

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