Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck

Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck (August 1602 – 4 June 1645), was the sister-in-law of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and the central figure in a notable sex scandal within the English aristocracy of the early 17th century that was known at the time as "the Lady Purbeck’s business".

Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck
Portrait of Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck, by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1623)
BornAugust 1602 
Died1645  (aged 42–43)
Oxford 
Spouse(s)John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck 
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