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Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire. Penelope Rich, Lady Rich, later styled Penelope Blount ( née Devereux; January 1563 [1] – 7 July 1607) was an English court office holder. She served as lady-in-waiting to the English queen Anne of Denmark.
24. Mai 2024 · Penelope Rich, Lady Rich, later styled Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire (née Penelope Devereux, January 1563[1] – 7 July 1607) was an English noblewoman. She was the sister of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and is traditionally thought to be the inspiration for "Stella" of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella sonnet ...
- England
- Noble
- January 1563
Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich and Countess of Devonshire (1563-1607) Penelope Devereux, also known as Penelope Rich and Penelope Blount, was the elder daughter of Walter Devereux and his wife, Lettice Knollys. Penelope was from a distinguished family, with her maternal grandmother being Lady Mary Boleyn, sister of Queen Anne Boleyn, and both her ...
Lady Penelope Blount formerly Devereux aka Rich. Born Jan 1563 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England. Ancestors. Daughter of Walter Devereux KG and Lettice (Knollys) Blount. Sister of Dorothy (Devereux) Percy, Robert Devereux KG, Walter (Devereux) le Devereux and Robert Dudley [half] Wife of Robert Rich — married before Dec 1581 (to 15 ...
- Female
- July 7, 1607
- Robert Rich, Charles Blount
Countess of Devonshire may refer to: Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire (1563–1607) Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire (1619–1689) Christian Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire (died 1675) Categories: Disambiguation pages. English countesses.
Blount hatte bis 1602 die von Spanien unterstützte Rebellion unter Hugh O’Neill in Irland völlig niedergeworfen (Schlacht am Moyry Pass). Er behielt sein Amt unter König Jakob I., der ihn am 21. Juli 1603 zum Earl of Devonshire erhob. Charles Blount heiratete 1605 Lady Penelope Devereux (1562–1607), geschiedene Gattin des ...
of Blount's life, interests, and virtues, and is clearly intended to vindicate his controversial marriage to the separated Lady Rich, who had been his mistress for at least fifteen years. The dedication to Blount's widow as 'Penelope, Countess of Devonshire' asserts Ford's acceptance of the lawful-
