Bridget, Duchess of Leeds (1662-1734), Daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Hyde, later Lady Vyner; wife of 2nd Duke of Leeds
Sitter in 1 portrait
Bridget, Duchess of Leeds, was born Lady Bridget Bertie. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Hyde, second baronet, of Aldbury, Hertfordshire, and the step-daughter of Sir Robert Vyner. The marriage was not straightforward, however: she had allegedly previously married her cousin, John Emerton, when she was just twelve, and this match had to be annulled.
The Family of Sir Robert Vyner
by John Michael Wright
oil on canvas, 1673
On display in Room 7 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5568
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Place
Yorkshire



