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Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos (23 April 1670 – 16 July 1735) was an English historian, travel writer and artist. She spent more than a quarter-century overseeing the restoration of the gardens and rebuilding of the family mansion at Wollaton Hall , now in Nottingham, inherited by her father, Francis Willoughby .
She became a Countess in 1714, when her husband was raised to the peerage as Earl of Carnarvon, and a Duchess in 1719 when he was created Duke of Chandos. She died on 17 July 1735 and was buried in the Chandos tomb at Whitchurch, Middlesex.
In: Unbound miscellaneous papers of Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos, with a few relating to her written after her death, 20 items (48 pages) in all, on quarto, octavo and folio leaves or bifolia. End of 17th-early 18th century.
Cassandra Brydges (1670-1735), Duchess of Chandos, was the daughter of Francis Willoughby of Wollaton, Notts, and Middleton, Warws, and sister of Thomas Willoughby, first Baron Middleton. 1 She compiled (in John Coldewey 's words) a 'lively
Cassandra Brydges, Duchess of Chandos (née Willoughby) was a highly literate aristocrat who has left behind a quantity of writings — journals, notebooks, and other material — none of it published in her own time. Her principal literary activity was devoted to researching the history of the Willoughby family, of Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire.
An annotated edition of the surviving correspondence of Cassandra Willoughby Brydges, First Duchess of Chandos, accompanied by a lengthy introduction. This provides a context for reading the letters and also highlights their value for a number of historical topics.
Cassandra Brydges, née Willoughby (1670-1735), was a remarkable woman; through her marriage at the age of 43 to the immensely wealthy and influential James Brydges (later the first duke of...
