Elizabeth Percy, Countess Of Essex
Elizabeth Capell, Countess of Essex (1 December 1636 – 5 February 1718) (née Lady Elizabeth Percy) was an English noblewoman, the daughter of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland. She was the wife of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex. Elizabeth was the subject of a portrait by court painter Sir Peter Lely.
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