Bess of Hardwick
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- Created on: 05-04-18 12:19
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- Bess of Hardwick
- Born
- 1527
- Small mannor house
- On the site of Hardwick Old Hall
- Father was Gentry
- Died within a year of her birth
- Left her £26
- Died within a year of her birth
- Went into the service of Sir John Zouche
- Marriages
- 1543
- Robert Barlow
- Dies within a year
- First Cousin
- Leaves he £66
- Robert Barlow
- 1547
- Sir William Cavendish
- Owned lots of land over 5 countries
- Sold all of these to please Bess
- Bought Chatsworth 1549
- Sold all of these to please Bess
- Key figure in Henry VIII's court
- Had 8 children together
- Died in 1557, leaving Bess his fortune
- Owned lots of land over 5 countries
- Sir William Cavendish
- 1559
- Sir William St Loe
- A favourite courtier of the Queen
- Access to the royal court
- Died 1565, leaving Bess his fortune
- A favourite courtier of the Queen
- Sir William St Loe
- 1567
- Earl of Shrewsbury - George Talbot
- Very wealthy
- Nobility
- Died in 1590, making Bess one of the richest in England
- Job of guarding Mary Queen of Scots
- Earl of Shrewsbury - George Talbot
- 1543
- Personality
- Hardworking
- Organised
- Born
- Robert Barlow
- Dies within a year
- First Cousin
- Leaves he £66
- Sir William Cavendish
- Owned lots of land over 5 countries
- Sold all of these to please Bess
- Bought Chatsworth 1549
- Sold all of these to please Bess
- Key figure in Henry VIII's court
- Had 8 children together
- Died in 1557, leaving Bess his fortune
- Owned lots of land over 5 countries
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