Dorothy Smith, Lady Pakington
Dorothy Erskine, Countess of Kellie (née Smith, formerly Barnham, Pakington, and Needham; died 1639) was a public figure. While married to John Pakington, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, she was involved in a matrimonial dispute that was heard in front of the Attorney General, Francis Bacon who was also her son-in-law.
The Right Honourable The Countess of Kellie | |
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| Born | Dorothy Smith |
| Died | 1639 |
| Spouses | Robert Needham, 1st Viscount Kilmorey
(m. 1629; died 1631)Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie
(m. 1631; died 1639) |
| Children | 11, including Alice and John |
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