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Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury ( née Hardwick; c. 1521 – 13 February 1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a notable figure of Elizabethan English society. By a series of well-made marriages, she rose to the highest levels of English nobility and became enormously wealthy.
- c. 1521
- John Hardwick
- 13 February 1608
- Elizabeth Leeke
13 de dez. de 2021 · This decade marks five hundred years since the birth of Elizabeth Cavendish – better known as 'Bess of Hardwick' or Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury. A confidant of Queen Elizabeth I until the relationship turned thorny, by the time of her death in 1608 she was the richest woman in England, with a wealth amassed through ...
22 de mar. de 2022 · The most striking feature, however, was the initials ‘ES’ emblazoned on the tops of the six towers. By the time that she moved into Hardwick New Hall, Elizabeth (‘Bess’), Countess of Shrewsbury, was 70 years old and the richest woman in England after the queen.
Há 2 dias · Groundbreaking female archaeologists. Women and Garden Design. Bess of Hardwick. Rising from a modest background to become a friend of Elizabeth I and one of the richest women of her time, Bess was also a tireless and ambitious builder, whose houses symbolised her rise to wealth and power. Lived: 1527–1608. Field: Noblewoman and builder.
Renowned for her financial acuity, passion for building, and four shrewd marriages, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury, was one of the wonders of the Elizabethan age. Widely called Bess of Hardwick, she was among the richest women in England (second only to the queen), and she knew how both to increase and to spend her money.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of (1518–1608). ‘Bess of Hardwick’ was one of the most remarkable women in Elizabethan England. The daughter of a Derbyshire squire, she gained wealth and status through four increasingly ambitious marriages, the last (in 1567) to George Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury.
The history of Chatsworth begins with Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, better known as Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608). A native of Derbyshire and from a modest background, she grew to become the second most powerful woman in Elizabethan England after the Queen.
