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Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby (4 May 1559 – 23 January 1637) was an English noblewoman from the Spencer family and noted patron of the arts. Poet Edmund Spenser represented her as "Amaryllis" in his eclogue Colin Clouts Come Home Againe (1595) and dedicated his poem The Teares of the Muses (1591) to her.
Alice Spencer (Althorp, 4 de maio de 1559 — Palácio de Harefield, 23 de janeiro de 1637) [1] [2] foi uma nobre inglesa da família Spencer e patrona das artes. Ela foi condessa de Derby pelo seu primeiro casamento com Ferdinando Stanley, 5.º Conde de Derby, um pretendente ao trono inglês.
11 de abr. de 2023 · Learn about Alice Spencer, a powerful and influential woman who rose from humble origins to become the matriarch of a prominent family. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens offers archival materials and rare books to explore her life and legacy.
- Loren Kling
Review by Kate Pettigrew. This gripping biography shines a light on the turbulent life of a hidden woman in history – Alice Spencer, an ancestor of Princess Diana. American historian Vanessa Wilkie’s engaging piece of scholarship reveals a woman fighting to survive in a patriarchal society.
18 de abr. de 2023 · Alice Spencer was born in 1560 to a family on the rise. Her grandfather had amassed a sizeable estate of fertile grazing land and made a small fortune in sheep farming, allowing him to purchase a simple but distinguished manor house called Althorp.
16 de ago. de 2023 · 125. 1.5K views 3 weeks ago Renaissance English History Podcasts. Uncover the life and influence of Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby. Far from being just a name in historical records, Alice...
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