Hardwick, Elizabeth (1527 - 1607/8)

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Parents

Bibliographic Sources - 4
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commonly known as 'Bess of Hardwick'

Other Last Names

Barlow, Barley, Cavendish, St Loe, Talbot

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1527 (possibly born in this year)
Death Date: 1608-02-13

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Barlow, Robert ( - 1544)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1543-5-28
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Possibly never consummated
  2. Cavendish, William (1508 - 1557)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1547-8-20
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. St Loe, William (1520 - 1565)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  4. Talbot, George (1522 - 1590)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1567-11-1
    Union ended: 1584
    Note: Separated in this year

Offspring

From Cavendish, William (1508 - 1557)

  1. Male offspring: Cavendish, Henry (1550 - 1616) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Cavendish, William (1551 - 1626) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: Cavendish, Charles (1553 - 1617)
  4. Female offspring: Cavendish, Frances (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Cavendish, Mary (1557 - 1632)
  6. Female offspring: Cavendish, Elizabeth (n.d.)

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)