Elizabeth Greville, Countess of Warwick


Elizabeth Greville, Countess of Warwick, formerly Elizabeth Hamilton, was the wife of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, who was restored to the earldom of Warwick by King George III of the United Kingdom in 1760.
She was the daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton and his second wife, Jane, a royal mistress.
Elizabeth married the earl, then untitled, on 15 May 1742 at Park Place, Remingham, Berkshire. In 1727, he inherited the title Baron Brooke, as well as Warwick Castle. In 1746, he became Earl Brooke, at which point his wife became a countess.
The couple had eight children:
On 20 August 1765 Lady Dalkeith wrote, "Lady Warwick has come to England, was refused admittance at her Lord's House in Hill Street, and has taken lodgings in Kensington." Following the earl's death in 1773, Elizabeth married General Robert Clerk.
She died at her home in Dover Street, London, in her 80th year.