Jane Granville, Countess of Bath (née Wyche; 1630 – 3 February 1692), was the wife of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, and the mother of the 2nd Earl. She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Catherine of Braganza, the queen consort of King Charles II of England.
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Early life
Jane was a daughter of Peter Wyche, English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and his wife, the former Jane Meredith. Among her siblings were Peter Wyche, the English Ambassador to Russia and Poland, and Cyril Wyche, President of the Royal Society.
Her paternal grandparents were merchant Richard Wyche and Elizabeth (née Saltonstall) Wyche (a daughter of Richard Saltonstall, Lord Mayor of London). Her uncle, Nathaniel Wyche, was a merchant and president of the East India Company.
Marriage and issue
She married the future earl in October 1652 at Kilkhampton. He received his earldom at the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, making his wife a countess. The couple's children included:
Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath (1661–1701), eldest son and heir, who married twice: first, to Lady Martha Osborne (d. 1689), daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, and second, to Isabella van Nassau (1668-1692).
Lady Jane Granville (c. 1653-1696), who married Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet, and had children, including John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower.