page_title: Mary, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset
hierarchical_section_title: Mary, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset
caption_attribution_description: Mary, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset
context_page_description: Mary, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset was a British courtier and mistress of King Charles II.
  The King rewarded her with grants of land, including Somerset House, in the Strand, and a state pension.
  She was one of the Windsor Beauties painted by Sir Peter Lely. Her portrait by Lely was erroneously named "Elizabeth, Countess of Falmouth" and also as "Countess of Ossory" in some portrait prints and books in the 18th and 19th centuries, many of which were later reprinted, compounding the error.
context_section_description: Mary, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset (1645 – 1679) was a British courtier and mistress of King Charles II. 
  The King rewarded her with grants of land, including Somerset House, in the Strand , and a state pension. 
  She was one of the Windsor Beauties painted by Sir Peter Lely.   Her portrait by Lely was erroneously named "Elizabeth, Countess of Falmouth" and also as "Countess of Ossory" in some portrait prints and books in the 18th and 19th centuries, many of which were later reprinted, compounding the error.
caption: Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset, ca. 1664-65, by Sir Peter Lely
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