Eleanor Oglethorpe
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For the younger Jacobite, see Eleanor Oglethorpe de Mezieres.
Eleanor Oglethorpe (1662–1732) was a courtier in the royal household during the reigns of Charles II and James II. She followed James II to France, where he was exiled after the Glorious Revolution. Eleanor and her husband Theophilus Oglethorpe returned to their estate outside London, but remained secretly and actively in the service of the House of Stuart. After Theophilus and William III died in 1702 she became an advisor to Queen Anne, even as she continued working for the Jacobite cause. Eleanor Oglethorpe was the mother of James Edward Oglethorpe, the philanthropist, social reformer, politician, and soldier who founded Georgia.
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Eleanor Oglethorpe | |
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Born | Eleanor Wall 1662 |
Died | 1732 (aged 69–70) |
Nationality | Irish |
Spouse | Theophilus Oglethorpe |
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