Coke, Jane Elizabeth (1777–1863)
Coke, Jane Elizabeth (1777–1863)
English noblewoman. Name variations: Lady Andover. Born Jane Elizabeth Coke in 1777; died 1863; dau. of Thomas William Coke, known as Coke of Norfolk (Whig member of Parliament for 56 years), and Jane Dutton Coke; sister of Ann Margaret Coke (later viscountess Anson); m. Charles Nevinson Howard, viscount Andover, 1796 (died in a hunting accident, 1800); m. Henry Digby (naval admiral), April 17, 1806; children: (2nd m.) Jane Digby el Mesrab (1807–1881); Edward St. Vincent Digby (b. 1809); Kenelm Digby (b. 1811).
See also Women in World History.
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