Jane (Paulet) Egerton (abt. 1656 - 1716)

Ancestors

Wife of John Egerton — married 2 Apr 1673 in Charter House Chapel, London, England

Descendants

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Biography

Lady Jane Powlett was born circa 1655. She was the daughter of Charles Powlett, 1st Duke of Bolton and Mary le Scrope. She married John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgwater, son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, on 2 April 1673 at Charter House Chapel, London, England. She died on 23 May 1716. She was buried on 31 May 1716 at Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England. Her will was proven (by probate) in June 1716.

Her married name became Egerton. As a result of her marriage, Lady Jane Powlett was styled as Countess of Bridgwater on 26 October 1686.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Paulet,_1st_Duke_of_Bolton
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egerton,_3rd_Earl_of_Bridgewater

• The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 313