Bess of Hardwick
✓ Source-basedfallingNotable figure of 16th century Elizabethan English society (c.1521-1608)
Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a figure in Elizabethan English society. By a series of well-made marriages, she rose to the highest levels of English nobility and became wealthy.
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![Arms of Elizabeth Hardwick, as displayed on the plaster over mantle in the great hall of Hardwick Hall:[1] Argent, a saltire engrailed azure on a chief of the second three cinquefoils of the first.[2]
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Arms of Elizabeth Hardwick, as displayed on the plaster over mantle in the great hall of Hardwick Hall:[1] Argent, a saltire engrailed azure on a chief of the second three cinquefoils of the first.[2]
Lozenge-shaped shield as appropriate for a female armiger
Bess of Hardwick, 1550s
Effigy of Elizabeth Hardwick wearing a coronet of a countess. Derby Cathedral
Inscribed memorial tablet above the effigy of Elizabeth Hardwick in Derby CathedralIn their orbit 10
Nearby in politicians 6
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Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a figure in Elizabethan English society. By a series of well-made marriages, she rose to the highest levels of English nobility and became wealthy. Bess was reportedly a shrewd businesswoman, increasing her assets with business interests including mines and glass-making workshops.
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