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".
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Portrait of Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck, by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1623) | |
Born | August 1602 |
Died | 1645 (aged 42–43) Oxford |
Spouse(s) | John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck |
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