Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland

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Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, was an English noblewoman and literary patron of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, noted for her piety, learning, and support of women writers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman
early modern English aristocrat
literary patron
patron of women writers
activeInPeriod early 17th century
late 16th century
associatedWith English Renaissance literature
early modern English court culture
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
era Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
Jacobean era NERFINISHED
familyName Clifford NERFINISHED
fieldOfActivity literary patronage
religious patronage
gender female
givenName Margaret
hasChild Lady Anne Clifford NERFINISHED
hasTitle Countess
honorificPrefix Lady
knownFor exemplary female piety in early modern England
supporting her daughter Anne Clifford’s education
language English
marriedIntoFamily Clifford family NERFINISHED
motherOf Lady Anne Clifford NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Countess of Cumberland NERFINISHED
notableFor learning
patronage of literature
piety
religious devotion
support of women writers
patronOf devotional literature
women’s writing
religion Christianity
residence England
socialClass nobility
spouse George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland NERFINISHED
supported religious authors
women writers

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Aemilia Lanyer patron Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland