Marcia Arbuthnot


Marcia Arbuthnot was the first wife of politician Charles Arbuthnot.
She was born Marcia Mary Anne Clapcott Lisle, the daughter of William Clapcote-Lisle and his wife, the former Hester Cholmondeley.
In 1795, she became a Lady-in-Waiting to Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales.
She married Arbuthnot on 28 February 1799 at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly. Her portrait was painted by John Hoppner and an engraving of the portrait was made by Samuel Reynolds.
Their children were:
Marcia died in Constantinople on 24 May 1806, "after seven years of perfect happiness", while her husband was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Arbuthnot remarried, his second wife being Harriet Fane, who became a notable political hostess.