page_title: Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
caption_attribution_description: English: Elizabeth, Countess of Ailesbury (1656-1697) oil on canvas 124.5 x 99 cm inscribed l.l.: Eliz: Countess of Ailesbury / Daughter to Henry Marquis of / Hertford, and Sister to William / Seymour; Duke of Somerset. Deutsch: Tochter von de:Mary Somerset
context_page_description: Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury and 3rd Earl of Elgin, styled Lord Bruce between 1663 and 1685, was an English politician and memoirist. He was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, and Lady Diana Grey. His maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, and Lady Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter. His Memoirs, which were not published until long after his death, are a valuable source for English history in the last quarter of the seventeenth century.
context_section_description: Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (later styled Aylesbury) and 3rd Earl of Elgin (1656 – 16 December 1741), styled Lord Bruce between 1663 and 1685, was an English politician and memoirist. He was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, and Lady Diana Grey. His maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, and Lady Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter. His Memoirs, which were not published until long after his death, are a valuable source for English history in the last quarter of the seventeenth century.
caption: Elizabeth, Countess of Ailesbury (1656-1697)
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