Elizabeth Hamilton, countess of Orkney (born 1657)

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney

English courtier and the reputed mistress of William III (1657–1733)

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney was an English courtier from the Villiers family and the reputed mistress of William III, King of England and Scotland, from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waiting to his wife and co-monarch, Queen Mary II of England.