Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury

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Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury—better known as Bess of Hardwick—was a powerful and wealthy 16th-century English noblewoman and courtier who became one of the richest women in England through strategic marriages and ambitious building projects.

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instanceOf 16th-century English person
Countess of Shrewsbury
English noblewoman
courtier
landowner
patron of architecture
alsoKnownAs Bess of Hardwick ONNED1
architecturalStyleAssociatedWith Elizabethan prodigy house
associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots ONNED1
birthDate c. 1527
birthName Elizabeth Hardwick ONNED1
birthPlace Hardwick, Derbyshire, England ONNED1
burialPlace All Saints’ Church, Derby (now Derby Cathedral) ONNED1
child Charles Cavendish ONNED1
Elizabeth Cavendish NERFINISHED
Frances Cavendish ONNED1
Henry Cavendish ONNED1
Mary Cavendish NERFINISHED
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire NERFINISHED
commissioned Hardwick Hall NERFINISHED
rebuilding of Chatsworth House
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 13 February 1608
deathPlace Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England NERFINISHED
era Tudor period
familyName Hardwick ONNED1
givenName Elizabeth ONNED1
house Cavendish family (by marriage) ONNED1
Talbot family ONNED1
knownFor amassing great wealth through marriage and estate management
being one of the richest women in England of her time
large-scale building projects in Derbyshire
rivalry with Mary, Queen of Scots in popular legend
legacy founder of the Cavendish dynasty’s great estates
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Countess of Lennox (by courtesy, through family connection) ONNED1
Countess of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED
notableFeature initials ES prominently displayed on Hardwick Hall
numberOfMarriages 4
region Derbyshire ONNED1
religion Church of England
residence Chatsworth House NERFINISHED
Hardwick Hall NERFINISHED
Hardwick Old Hall NERFINISHED
Wingfield Manor ONNED1
role custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots
socialClass aristocracy
spouse George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED
Robert Barlow NERFINISHED
Sir William Cavendish NERFINISHED
Sir William St Loe ONNED1

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Hardwick Hall builtOnBehalfOf Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury
Bess of Hardwick alsoKnownAs Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury
this entity surface form: Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury