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Frances Walsingham war das einzige überlebende Kind von Sir Francis Walsingham, dem Meisterspion Königin Elisabeths I., und dessen zweiter Ehefrau Ursula St. Barbe. Ihre Schwester Mary starb bereits im Kindesalter. 1583 wurde Frances, die Elisabeth I. als Hofdame diente, mit Sir Philip Sidney verheiratet.
27 de jul. de 2009 · Frances Walsingham (also Frances Sidney; Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex; Frances De Burgh (or Burke), Countess of St. Albans and Clanricarde) 1569 - 13 February 1631) was an English countess during the Tudor and Stuart periods. She was the only child of Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I, and Ursula St. Barbe. A lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, she married Philip ...
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Sir Francis Walsingham. Walsingham doubled as Elizabeth’s principal secretary and spymaster. In September 1586, Babington and most of the conspirators were executed. Mary of Scots would go to her death the next year for her part in what would become known as the Babington Plot. Her death, at first rejected by Elizabeth, was finally ensured by ...
6 de abr. de 2017 · On this day in history, 6th April 1590, Elizabeth I's principal secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, died at around the age of fifty-eight. Although he had served the queen for many years, he died in debt, as he had underwritten the debts of Sir Philip Sidney, his son-in-law. Walsingham was an incredibly important man during Elizabeth I's reign, being a statesman, private secretary, adviser ...
Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 – April 6, 1590) is remembered by history as the "spymaster" of Queen Elizabeth I of England. An admirer of Machiavelli, Walsingham is remembered as one of the most proficient espionage-weavers in history, excelling in the use of intrigues and deception to secure the English Crown.
Sir Francis Walsingham, (born c. 1532, probably Footscray, Kent, Eng.—died April 6, 1590, London), English statesman and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1573–90). A member of Parliament from 1563, he became ambassador to the French court (1570–73) and established friendly relations between France and England. He was admitted to the Privy ...
Frances Burke (née Walsingham, previously Devereux and Sidney), Countess of Clanricarde and Dowager Countess of Essex (1567 – 17 February 1633) was an English noblewoman. The daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State, she became the wife of Sir Philip Sidney at age 16. Her second husband was Queen Elizabeth's favourite, Robert Devereaux Earl of Essex, with whom ...
