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[edit] Name of article
The name of the article is Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull, but the text says her name was Elizabeth Chudleigh, with no mention of the Pierrepont name; was it her mother's maiden name? If not, not clear why it doesn't match Chudleigh. Perhaps Burke's Peerage should be consulted? --FeanorStar7 10:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- She was born Elizabeth Chudleigh and became Elizabeth Hervey on her secret marriage to the Hon. Augustus John Hervey, but never used the name. After she persuaded a court to accept her word that she had not married Hervey, she then married Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, and took his surname and title. However, she was still legally married to Hervey, so when he inherited the title of Earl of Bristol in 1775 she became Countess of Bristol. She still was when she died, but it would be inappropriate to call the article "Elizabeth Hervey, Countess of Bristol", because she was never known officially by this title. Her bigamy was eventually exposed but she continued to use the title Duchess of Kingston for the rest of her life, so this is probably the best title for the article. Nevertheless, she was famous (and infamous) at Court for many years as "Miss Chudleigh" and this is how she tends to be referred to by historians - there are plenty of dukes and duchesses of this and that, but only one Elizabeth Chudleigh. --Karenjc (talk) 20:46, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
