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She married her stepbrother Gilbert Talbot, later the 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, in 1568. Their children were: George, 1575–1577. Mary, later Countess of Pembroke. Elizabeth, later Countess of Kent. John, born and died 1583. Alethea, later Countess of Arundel. Statue of Mary Cavendish on gatehouse to Second Court of St John's College, Cambridge ...
Sir William Cavendish (1501-1557) and Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608) The history of Chatsworth begins with Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, better known as Bess of Hardwick. A native of Derbyshire and from a modest background, she grew to become the second most powerful woman in Elizabethan England after the Queen.
A clever, ambitious Derbyshire woman in Tudor England, Bess of Hardwick was intent on establishing a dynasty. Bess was born about 1527. Her father owned a modest estate, but he died when she was little more than a year old. Her mother remarried, and we hear no more of Bess until she herself was married as a young girl to a boy even younger than ...
26 de ago. de 2022 · Bess of Hardwick. Elizabeth ('Bess') Talbot (née Hardwick), Countess of Shrewsbury. 'Bess of Hardwick' was one of the wealthiest people in late Elizabethan England, and an important patron of architecture. She acquired her wealth through a succession of four progressively more profitable marriages, and through her own business acumen.
Provenance. Listed in inventory of the contents of Hardwick Hall, 1601, and attached to the will of Elizabeth Hardwick,Countess of Shrewsbury (c.1520-1608); listed in Edward Swift, 1811, Picture Gallery as '3/4 of Queen Mary; and thence by descent until, following the death of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted ...
19 de nov. de 2020 · This woman was Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury – otherwise known as Bess of Hardwick. Through an innate talent for social climbing and a keen head for business, Bess outgrew her humble origins to become the second richest woman in England after Elizabeth I. Four influential marriages, a strong personality and a forward-thinking ...
Elizabeth ('Bess') Talbot (née Hardwick), Countess of Shrewsbury (circa 1527-1608), Noblewoman; wife of 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Artist back to top
