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
architecturalStyleAssociatedWith Elizabethan prodigy house
associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots
birthDate c. 1527
birthName Elizabeth Hardwick
birthPlace Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
burialPlace All Saints’ Church, Derby (now Derby Cathedral)
child Charles Cavendish
Elizabeth Cavendish
Frances Cavendish
Henry Cavendish
Mary Cavendish
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
commissioned Hardwick Hall
rebuilding of Chatsworth House
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 13 February 1608
deathPlace Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
linked to: Hardwick Hall
era Tudor period
familyName Hardwick
givenName Elizabeth
house Cavendish family (by marriage)
linked to: Cavendish family

Talbot family
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
nobleTitle Countess of Lennox (by courtesy, through family connection)
linked to: Countess of Lennox

Countess of Shrewsbury
notableFeature initials ES prominently displayed on Hardwick Hall
numberOfMarriages 4
region Derbyshire
religion Church of England
residence Chatsworth House
Hardwick Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Wingfield Manor
role custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots
socialClass aristocracy
spouse George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
linked to: George Talbot

Robert Barlow
Sir William Cavendish
Sir William St Loe

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Hardwick Hall builtOnBehalfOf Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury
Bess of Hardwick alsoKnownAs Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury
linked to: Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury
Robert Smythson employer Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury