Marcia Arbuthnot

Marcia Arbuthnot (9 July 1774 – 24 May 1806) was the first wife of politician Charles Arbuthnot.

She was born Marcia Mary Anne Clapcott Lisle, the daughter of William Clapcote-Lisle and his wife, the former Hester Cholmondeley (herself the daughter of George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas).[1]

In 1795, she became a Lady-in-Waiting to Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales. She married Arbuthnot on 28 February 1799 at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly. Her portrait was painted by John Hoppner and an engraving of the portrait was made by Samuel Reynolds.[2]

Their children were:

Marcia died in Constantinople on 24 May 1806, "after seven years of perfect happiness",[3] while her husband was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Arbuthnot remarried, his second wife being Harriet Fane (1793–1834), who became a notable political hostess.[4]

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 784.
  2. "Marcia Mary Anne Arbuthnot (née Lisle)". National Gallery. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "ARBUTHNOT, Charles (1767-1850), of Woodford, Northants". History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. The journal of Mrs. Arbuthnot, 1820–1832, edited by Bamford, F., and the Duke of Wellington (editors) (London, MacMillan, 1950)
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