Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey

Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey and Countess of Hardwicke (née Campbell; 9 October 1723 – 10 January 1797), was a British peeress.

Jemina Yorke
Portrait by Allan Ramsay
Marchioness Grey
Tenure	5 June 1740 – 10 January 1797
Predecessor	Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
Other titles	Countess of Hardwicke Baroness Lucas
Born	The Hon. Jemima Campbell 9 October 1723
Died	10 January 1797 (aged 73)
Spouse(s)	Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke ​ ​ (m. 1740; died 1790)​
Issue Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey Mary Robinson, Baroness Grantham
Parents	John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland Lady Amabel Grey

Life and family

She was a daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, and his first wife, Lady Amabel Grey. Her maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, and his first wife, the Hon. Jemima Crew.

On 22 May 1740, she married the Hon. Philip Yorke (later 2nd Earl of Hardwicke), and they had two daughters:

• Lady Amabel Yorke (1751–1833), married Alexander Hume-Campbell, Lord Polwarth; no issue.
• Lady Mary Jemima Yorke (1757–1830), married Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham, and had issue.

On 5 June that year, she succeeded as Marchioness Grey by a special remainder upon the death of her maternal grandfather, the Duke of Kent, who held the title. As she had no male heirs, the title later became extinct upon her own death in 1797, but her elder daughter was later created Countess de Grey in her own right.

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  Coat of arms of the 2nd Marchioness Grey

See also

• Wrest Park

References

• Collett-White, James. "Yorke, Jemima". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68351. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External link

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