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.

Aliases (2)

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	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 →
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 →
politicalAlignment	opposition Whig circles →
religion	Church of England →
residence	Amesbury, Wiltshire → Queensberry House, London →
socialCircle	Augustan literary circle →
spouse	Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry →
supported	John Gay →
supportedWork	Polly → The Beggar's Opera →
titleHeldFrom	1720 →
titleHeldUntil	1777 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ("Isabella Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry") →	mother
Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry →	nobleTitle
John Gay →	patron