Penelope Devereux

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Penelope Devereux was an Elizabethan noblewoman and muse, best known as the inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet sequence "Astrophil and Stella."

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instanceOf Elizabethan noblewoman
English noblewoman
historical figure
muse
alsoKnownAs Lady Penelope Rich NERFINISHED
Penelope Rich NERFINISHED
associatedWith Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire NERFINISHED
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED
Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich NERFINISHED
Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED
birthDate 1563
burialPlace Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
deathDate 1607
describedAs muse for the character Stella in "Astrophil and Stella"
era Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
familyName Devereux NERFINISHED
father Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex NERFINISHED
givenName Penelope NERFINISHED
hasChild Charles Blount (son of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire) NERFINISHED
Essex Rich NERFINISHED
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland NERFINISHED
Isabel Rich NERFINISHED
Lettice Rich NERFINISHED
Penelope Rich NERFINISHED
Robert Rich NERFINISHED
influenced English Renaissance love poetry
inspiredWork Astrophil and Stella NERFINISHED
literaryCharacterModeledAs Stella NERFINISHED
marriage married Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, in 1605
married Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, in 1581
mother Lettice Knollys NERFINISHED
motherLanguage English
nobleFamily Devereux family NERFINISHED
notableFor being the inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet sequence "Astrophil and Stella"
role as an Elizabethan court beauty
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sibling Dorothy Devereux NERFINISHED
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED
socialRole courtier
patron of the arts
spouse Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire NERFINISHED
Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich NERFINISHED
timePeriod 16th century
early 17th century
title Lady Rich NERFINISHED

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Astrophil and Stella dedicatedTo Penelope Devereux
Astrophil and Stella characterBasedOn Penelope Devereux