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| Keywords: Mary Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Duchess of Lennox (1622–1685), formerly Lady Mary Villiers, was the daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. On 8 January 1634, at the age of 12, she married the 15-year-old Charles, Lord Herbert, eldest son of the 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, but was widowed in 1635 when her young husband died of smallpox. On 3 August 1637, she married the 4th Duke of Lennox, who was created Duke of Richmond in 1641. They had two children: * Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond and 5th Duke of Lennox * Lady Mary Stewart, married the 1st Earl of Arran After the death of her son, sometime before 1664, Mary married Colonel Thomas Howard (d. 1678) about whom little is known. Maureen E. Mulvihill has built a case for Mary Villiers as the author of the poems published under the pseudonym Ephelia, including Female Poems...by Ephelia (1679). Mary Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Duchess of Lennox (1622–1685), formerly Lady Mary Villiers, was the daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. On 8 January 1634, at the age of 12, she married the 15-year-old Charles, Lord Herbert, eldest son of the 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, but was widowed in 1635 when her young husband died of smallpox. On 3 August 1637, she married the 4th Duke of Lennox, who was created Duke of Richmond in 1641. They had two children: * Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond and 5th Duke of Lennox * Lady Mary Stewart, married the 1st Earl of Arran After the death of her son, sometime before 1664, Mary married Colonel Thomas Howard (d. 1678) about whom little is known. Maureen E. Mulvihill has built a case for Mary Villiers as the author of the poems published under the pseudonym Ephelia, including Female Poems...by Ephelia (1679). Van Dyck Mary Villiers as Venus.jpg 1636 painting Creator Anthonis van Dyck PD PD-old-100 Mary Villiers Duchess of Richmond and Lennox Portrait paintings of women Villiers Mary Duchess of Richmond and Lennox 1630s portrait paintings Paintings by Anthony van Dyck - location missing Female portraits by Anthony van Dyck Family portraits by Anthony van Dyck portraits as Venus Zibellini Paintings by Anthony van Dyck with fur Mary Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Duchess of Lennox (1622–1685), formerly Lady Mary Villiers, was the daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. On 8 January 1634, at the age of 12, she married the 15-year-old Charles, Lord Herbert, eldest son of the 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, but was widowed in 1635 when her young husband died of smallpox. On 3 August 1637, she married the 4th Duke of Lennox, who was created Duke of Richmond in 1641. They had two children: * Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond and 5th Duke of Lennox * Lady Mary Stewart, married the 1st Earl of Arran After the death of her son, sometime before 1664, Mary married Colonel Thomas Howard (d. 1678) about whom little is known. Maureen E. Mulvihill has built a case for Mary Villiers as the author of the poems published under the pseudonym Ephelia, including Female Poems...by Ephelia (1679). | ||||
