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Frances Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort

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43:. In 1742, the Duke filed for divorce due to this affair; the Duchess countersued, claiming that the Duke was impotent. When the Duke disproved her claim before court-appointed examiners, the divorce was granted in March 1743, followed by the Duke suing Lord Talbot for damages. 71: 20: 198: 183: 55: 32: 59: 51: 193: 150: 188: 40: 105: 203: 62:, but became insane and was locked away for many years; after her death without children, the estate of 54:. Colonel FitzRoy also adopted the surname Scudamore after his own. They had one daughter, also named 178: 47: 93: 134: 117: 173: 168: 58:, born in 1750, the year of her mother's death. The daughter Frances would go on to marry 8: 67: 36: 46:
The year after her divorce, Frances remarried, her second husband being Colonel
39:. The marriage was not a happy one, leading the Duchess to have an affair with 28: 162: 63: 23:, she was his sole heir upon his death in 1716. Her mother, Frances 106:
Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1729 (3 Geo. 2). c. 10
19:(1711–1750) was a noblewoman and heiress. The only child of 118:"The Yard of Wit: Male Creativity and Sexuality, 1650-1750" 70:, fell into extensive litigation, eventually settling on 35:, who the following year took the surname Scudamore by 160: 74:, who adopted the additional surname Scudamore. 96:at The Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 2 May 2015. 89: 87: 21:James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore 161: 17:Frances Scudamore, Duchess of Beaufort 141:, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2011. 124:, 2003. Retrieved February 24, 2011. 84: 60:Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk 33:Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort 31:. Frances married, on 28 June 1729, 27:Digby, had introduced the family to 13: 14: 215: 41:William Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot 135:"Impotence: a cultural history" 72:Sir Edwin Stanhope, 3rd Baronet 66:, formerly the property of the 144: 127: 110: 99: 1: 199:18th-century English nobility 184:English duchesses by marriage 77: 7: 139:University of Chicago Press 10: 220: 194:18th-century English women 122:Univ of Pennsylvania Press 94:Charles FitzRoy Scudamore 50:, an illegitimate son of 52:the 2nd Duke of Grafton 189:Daughters of viscounts 204:Deaths in childbirth 116:Raymond Stephanson, 68:Viscounts Scudamore 151:Burke's Baronetage 37:Act of Parliament 211: 179:Scudamore family 153: 148: 142: 131: 125: 114: 108: 103: 97: 91: 219: 218: 214: 213: 212: 210: 209: 208: 159: 158: 157: 156: 149: 145: 133:Angus McLaren, 132: 128: 115: 111: 104: 100: 92: 85: 80: 48:Charles FitzRoy 12: 11: 5: 217: 207: 206: 201: 196: 191: 186: 181: 176: 171: 155: 154: 143: 126: 109: 98: 82: 81: 79: 76: 29:Alexander Pope 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 216: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 182: 180: 177: 175: 172: 170: 167: 166: 164: 152: 147: 140: 136: 130: 123: 119: 113: 107: 102: 95: 90: 88: 83: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 44: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 146: 138: 129: 121: 112: 101: 45: 24: 16: 15: 174:1750 deaths 169:1711 births 163:Categories 78:References 64:Holme Lacy 56:Frances 25:née 165:: 137:, 120:, 86:^

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James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore
Alexander Pope
Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort
Act of Parliament
William Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot
Charles FitzRoy
the 2nd Duke of Grafton
Frances
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk
Holme Lacy
Viscounts Scudamore
Sir Edwin Stanhope, 3rd Baronet


Charles FitzRoy Scudamore
Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1729 (3 Geo. 2). c. 10
"The Yard of Wit: Male Creativity and Sexuality, 1650-1750"
"Impotence: a cultural history"
Burke's Baronetage
Categories
1711 births
1750 deaths
Scudamore family
English duchesses by marriage
Daughters of viscounts
18th-century English women
18th-century English nobility
Deaths in childbirth

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