List of Famous people with last name Dorchester

Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester

First Name Catherine

Last Name Dorchester

Died on October 26, 1717

Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore, daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, was the mistress of King James II and VII both before and after he came to the throne. Catherine was noted not for beauty but for her celebrated wittiness and sharp tongue.

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Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester

First Name Henry

Last Name Dorchester

Born on March 1, 1606

Died on December 8, 1680 (aged 74)

Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, PC, FRS, FRCP was an English peer. He was the son of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, and his wife, the former Gertrude Talbot, daughter of George Talbot and Elizabeth Reyner, and cousin of the Earl of Shrewsbury.

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