Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater, styled as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and as the Earl of Bridgewater from 1701 to 1720, was a British courtier and landowner. Born into the Egerton fam
Portrait by Charles Jervas, 1710
Elizabeth, Lady Egerton by John Simon, c.1703
Lady Anne and John Egerton, Viscount Brackley; painted by Charles Jervas, 1716
Elizabeth Churchill, Countess of Bridgewater, born Lady Elizabeth Churchill, was the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Sarah Jenyns. By marriage to Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of B
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater
…1706. He was the lord of the manor, and also Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire at this time. On 9 February 1703, Bridgewater married his first wife, Lady Elizabeth Churchill, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and the former Sarah Jenyns. Although Elizabeth's mother The Duchess of Marlborough thought him…
Elizabeth Churchill, Countess of Bridgewater
The family of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. From left to right: The Duke of Marlborough, Elizabeth, Mary, The Duchess of Marlborough, Henrietta, Anne and John