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Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (née Hardwick; c. 1521 – 13 February 1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a notable figure of Elizabethan English society. By a series of well-made marriages, she rose to the highest levels of English nobility and became enormously wealthy.
- c. 1521
- John Hardwick
- 13 February 1608
- Elizabeth Leeke
Dec 13, 2021 · The life and legacy of Bess of Hardwick. Posted 13 Dec 2021, by Evie Nicholson. This decade marks five hundred years since the birth of Elizabeth Cavendish – better known as ' Bess of Hardwick ' or Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury.
Mar 22, 2022 · The most striking feature, however, was the initials ‘ES’ emblazoned on the tops of the six towers. By the time that she moved into Hardwick New Hall, Elizabeth (‘Bess’), Countess of Shrewsbury, was 70 years old and the richest woman in England after the queen.
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COUNTESS OF SHREWSBURY. Bess cemented the union between the two families by arranging the marriage of two of her children by William Cavendish to two of Shrewsbury’s offspring (including his heir). The marriage of the four children took place in February 1568, just before Bess and Shrewsbury themselves tied the knot.
She married her stepbrother Gilbert Talbot, later the 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, in 1568. Their children were: George, 1575–1577. Mary, later Countess of Pembroke. Elizabeth, later Countess of Kent. John, born and died 1583. Alethea, later Countess of Arundel. Statue of Mary Cavendish on gatehouse to Second Court of St John's College, Cambridge ...
- 1556
- William Cavendish
- 1632
- Bess of Hardwick
Sep 12, 2018 · Bess did not remarry until 1568 to her last husband George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and she became Countess of Shrewsbury.
May 4, 2021 · Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, who has gone down in history as Bess of Hardwick, was buried on this day in Tudor history, 4th May 1608. I prepared a video on her last February, to coincide with the anniversary of her death, but was ill so my dear husband Tim recorded it instead.
