Duchess of Queensberry

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British noblewoman literary patron

The Duchess of Queensberry was an 18th-century British noblewoman and prominent literary patron, best known for her spirited support and defense of the poet and playwright John Gay.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Duchess of Queensberry canonical 4
Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry 1
Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensberry 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British noblewoman ⓘ
literary patron ⓘ
aristocraticFamily Douglas family ⓘ
Hyde family ⓘ
associatedWith Alexander Pope ⓘ
Jonathan Swift ⓘ
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ⓘ
birthName Catherine Hyde ⓘ
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1701-01-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1777-07-17 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicity English ⓘ
familyName Douglas ⓘ
father Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Catherine ⓘ
knownFor opposition to the banning of The Beggar's Opera sequel ⓘ
spirited defense of John Gay ⓘ
wit and eccentricity ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriageDate 1720-03-10 ⓘ
mother Jane Leveson-Gower ⓘ
nobleRank duchess ⓘ
nobleTitle Duchess of Queensberry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
notableEvent public protest against the Lord Chamberlain over John Gay's Polly ⓘ
notableWork patronage of The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
notedIn 18th-century English literary history ⓘ
patronOf English drama ⓘ
English poetry ⓘ
John Gay ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
politicalAlignment opposition Whig circles ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Amesbury ⓘ
surface form: Amesbury, Wiltshire

Leicester House, London ⓘ
surface form: Queensberry House, London
socialCircle Augustan literature ⓘ
surface form: Augustan literary circle
spouse James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
surface form: Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
supported John Gay ⓘ
supportedWork Polly ⓘ
The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
titleHeldFrom 1720 ⓘ
titleHeldUntil 1777 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Gay → patron → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
Duchess of Queensberry → nobleTitle → Duchess of Queensberry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry → mother → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isabella Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
Catherine Hyde → title → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
Jane Leveson-Gower → mother → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
Mary Boyle → nobleTitle → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
Mary Boyle → positionHeld → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchess consort of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry → spouse → Duchess of Queensberry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensberry