Elizabeth Chudleigh (c.1720-1788), was the bigamous wife of Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1711-1773). In 1744 Elizabeth had secretly married Augustus John Hervey, who succeeded as 6th Earl of Bristol in 1775. Elizabeth and Augustus were legally separated in 1769, but not fully divorced when Elizabeth married the 2nd Duke of Kingston in March of the same year. Amongst considerable scandal, Lady Kingston was tried for bigamy before the House of Lords from 15 to 22 April 1776. She was found guilty, but pleaded her position as a peeress and was not sentenced. She spent the rest of her life in St Petersburg and France.
'An authentic detail of particulars relative to the late Duchess of Kingston': new edition, London, printed for G. Kearsley, 1789, containing manuscript pedigree and letter from Georgine, Countess Manvers, to Lord Hawkesbury, 1896
This material is held atUniversity of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 159 MS 396/3
- Dates of Creation
- 1789-1896
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volumeprose works, non-fiction
Administrative / Biographical History
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Custodial History
This volume bears the name of Cecil G. Savile Foljambe, of Cockglode, with a note that it was purchased from the sale of the Hailstone Library in 1890. Foljambe was known as The Lord Hawkesbury from 1893 to 1905, and was created 1st Earl of Liverpool in 1905. It also bears the name of Peter B.G. Burnall, Bankwith Rectory, Wragby, Lincoln. The book was purchased by the University of Nottingham in 1986.
It is part of an artificial collection of material (MS 396) gathered together because the items within the collection have been identified as relating in some way to the Manvers estate or the Pierrepont family.