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Mary Pitt

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Mary Pitt

Mary Pitt (née Scrope; born 1676 - date of death unknown) was a British courtier.

Her portrait is one of the Hampton Court Beauties by Godfrey Kneller, commissioned by Queen Mary II of England.[1] It is held in The Royal Collection.[2]

Family

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She married John Pitt of Crow's Hall, Debenham, Suffolk,[3] in about 1695.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Clare Jerrold (1911). The fair ladies of Hampton court. Little, Brown, and Co.
  2. ^ a b "Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) - Mary Scrope, later Mrs Pitt (b.1676)". The Royal Collection. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ David Hayton; Eveline Cruickshanks; Stuart Handley, eds. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-77221-1.