Elizabeth Hervey, Countess of Bristol (18 December 1676 – 1 May 1741), was a British court official and noble, the second wife of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol.
[1] Her paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet of Playford, Suffolk, and the former wife Susanna Tollemache, a daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet).
[1] On 25 July 1695 Elizabeth married Hervey at Boxted Hall in Suffolk, and became Countess of Bristol when her husband acquired the earldom in October 1714.
[2] The countess was described by her friend, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, as "young, blooming, coquette and gallant", and said that "resolved to make up for time misspent, she has two lovers at a time".
[4] The countess died four years after the queen and was buried at St Mary's Church, Ickworth, a traditional resting place for the Hervey family.