Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck
Frances Coke | |
|---|---|
| Viscountess Purbeck | |
Portrait of Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck, by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1623) | |
| Born | 1602 London |
| Died | 4 June 1645 (aged 42–43) |
| Buried | University Church of St Mary the Virgin, England |
| Noble family | Coke |
| Spouse(s) | John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck |
| Father | Sir Edward Coke |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hatton |
Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck (August 1602 – 4 June 1645), was the sister-in-law of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and the central figure in a notable sex scandal within the English aristocracy of the early 17th century that was known at the time as "the Lady Purbeck’s business".