Post by mouse on Aug 3, 2012 11:31:29 GMT -5
The following are additional facts about the bio, timeline, life and history of Bess of Hardwick:
1527: Bess was born at and named Elizabeth Hardwick. She was the fourth daughter of John Hardwick and Elizabeth Leake. Her father died when Bess was young and she was left just a small dowry
1539: Bess went into service in the household of a great Derbyshire family, Sir John and Lady Zouche of Codnor Castle
Whilst in service Bess met her first husband, a wealthy young man called Robert Barlow
1541: Bess married Robert Barlow
1542: Robert Barlow died leaving Bess a third of his income as her widow's pension
Bess then went to serve in the household of Henry Grey and Frances Brandon (the Duke and Duchess of Suffolk) and the parents of Lady Jane Grey
1547: Bess met her second husband. Wealthy William Cavendish of Suffolk (1505 - 1557)
1547 August 20: Bess married William Cavendish. The marriage between Bess and William Cavendish was belived to be a happy union
Bess and William had eight children, only four of whom survived childhood
Henry Cavendish
William Cavendish Earl Of Devonshire
Charles Cavendish
Elizabeth Cavendish
1549: Bess and William Cavendish bought the Chatsworth estate for a total of £600
Bess became a Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
1557: William Cavendish died leaving Bess a widow once again
1559: Bess married Sir William St. Loe, who was Captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth
Sir William St. Loe was so enamoured of Bess that he endowed her with his estates, and disinherited his own kinsfolk
1564: Sir William St. Loe died leaving all his possessions to Bess and her heirs
1567: Bess married George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury - an extremely rich and powerful man
1569 - 1584: George Talbot was made the guardian of Mary Queen of Scots
1574: Bess's daughter, Elizabeth Cavendish, married Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox. Charles Stuart was the brother of Lord Darnley the late husband of Mary Queen of Scots, who had both Royal Tudor and Stuart blood in his veins. Bess engineered this marriage knowing that any children of Charles Stuart would have an excellent claim to the English throne
1575: Elizabeth Cavendish gave birth to her daughter - Arbella Stuart
1576: Charles Stuart, father of Arbella Stuart died
1580: Bess separated from her husband George Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury, amidst public accusations, made by Bess, of an affair between her husband and Mary Queen of Scots - which Bess was later forced to retract by Queen Elizabeth and the council
1581: Elizabeth Cavendish, mother of Arbella Stuart died
1581: Arbella Stuart was then raised by her grandmother Bess of Hardwick. Queen Elizabeth I had indicated that Arbella might be named her heir and Bess raised Arbella extremely strictly - believing that her granddaughter was destined to become the next Queen of England
1583: Bess was ambitious and arranged the betrothal of the 8 year old Arbella to Lord Denbigh, the two year old son of the Earl of Leicester and Lettice Knollys. Queen Elizabeth was furious but Lord Denbigh died the following year
1590: George Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury died. The marriage between himself and Bess had been a bitter and unhappy one. He had described Bess as "that sharp bitter shrew"
Bess became the richest woman in England, second only to Queen Elizabeth
Bess built her magnificent home called Hardwick Hall - and was referred to as Bess of Hardwick
The relationship between Bess and Arbella completely deteriorated. Arbella was so restricted by Bess that she felt like a prisoner
1592: A marriage of Arbella to Raunutio Farnese, a son of the Duke of Parma, was discussed, but the Duke of Parma died shortly after, leaving all plans of marriage for Arbella shattered once again
1602: Arbella longed for marriage and began to plot her own marriage and her escape from Bess and Hardwick Hall
1603: Arbella's escape plan failed but Queen Elizabeth intervened and Arbella was sent away from Bess to live under the protection of the Earl of Kent
1603: Queen Elizabeth I died and James of Scotland was made King Kames I of England
Bess continued with her building projects until her death at the age of eighty
1608 - Bess of Hardwick died on 13th February at Hardwick Hall
He granddaughter Arbella never became Queen of England
But Bess of Hardwick did become an ancestor of the Queen Elizabeth II
1527: Bess was born at and named Elizabeth Hardwick. She was the fourth daughter of John Hardwick and Elizabeth Leake. Her father died when Bess was young and she was left just a small dowry
1539: Bess went into service in the household of a great Derbyshire family, Sir John and Lady Zouche of Codnor Castle
Whilst in service Bess met her first husband, a wealthy young man called Robert Barlow
1541: Bess married Robert Barlow
1542: Robert Barlow died leaving Bess a third of his income as her widow's pension
Bess then went to serve in the household of Henry Grey and Frances Brandon (the Duke and Duchess of Suffolk) and the parents of Lady Jane Grey
1547: Bess met her second husband. Wealthy William Cavendish of Suffolk (1505 - 1557)
1547 August 20: Bess married William Cavendish. The marriage between Bess and William Cavendish was belived to be a happy union
Bess and William had eight children, only four of whom survived childhood
Henry Cavendish
William Cavendish Earl Of Devonshire
Charles Cavendish
Elizabeth Cavendish
1549: Bess and William Cavendish bought the Chatsworth estate for a total of £600
Bess became a Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
1557: William Cavendish died leaving Bess a widow once again
1559: Bess married Sir William St. Loe, who was Captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth
Sir William St. Loe was so enamoured of Bess that he endowed her with his estates, and disinherited his own kinsfolk
1564: Sir William St. Loe died leaving all his possessions to Bess and her heirs
1567: Bess married George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury - an extremely rich and powerful man
1569 - 1584: George Talbot was made the guardian of Mary Queen of Scots
1574: Bess's daughter, Elizabeth Cavendish, married Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox. Charles Stuart was the brother of Lord Darnley the late husband of Mary Queen of Scots, who had both Royal Tudor and Stuart blood in his veins. Bess engineered this marriage knowing that any children of Charles Stuart would have an excellent claim to the English throne
1575: Elizabeth Cavendish gave birth to her daughter - Arbella Stuart
1576: Charles Stuart, father of Arbella Stuart died
1580: Bess separated from her husband George Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury, amidst public accusations, made by Bess, of an affair between her husband and Mary Queen of Scots - which Bess was later forced to retract by Queen Elizabeth and the council
1581: Elizabeth Cavendish, mother of Arbella Stuart died
1581: Arbella Stuart was then raised by her grandmother Bess of Hardwick. Queen Elizabeth I had indicated that Arbella might be named her heir and Bess raised Arbella extremely strictly - believing that her granddaughter was destined to become the next Queen of England
1583: Bess was ambitious and arranged the betrothal of the 8 year old Arbella to Lord Denbigh, the two year old son of the Earl of Leicester and Lettice Knollys. Queen Elizabeth was furious but Lord Denbigh died the following year
1590: George Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury died. The marriage between himself and Bess had been a bitter and unhappy one. He had described Bess as "that sharp bitter shrew"
Bess became the richest woman in England, second only to Queen Elizabeth
Bess built her magnificent home called Hardwick Hall - and was referred to as Bess of Hardwick
The relationship between Bess and Arbella completely deteriorated. Arbella was so restricted by Bess that she felt like a prisoner
1592: A marriage of Arbella to Raunutio Farnese, a son of the Duke of Parma, was discussed, but the Duke of Parma died shortly after, leaving all plans of marriage for Arbella shattered once again
1602: Arbella longed for marriage and began to plot her own marriage and her escape from Bess and Hardwick Hall
1603: Arbella's escape plan failed but Queen Elizabeth intervened and Arbella was sent away from Bess to live under the protection of the Earl of Kent
1603: Queen Elizabeth I died and James of Scotland was made King Kames I of England
Bess continued with her building projects until her death at the age of eighty
1608 - Bess of Hardwick died on 13th February at Hardwick Hall
He granddaughter Arbella never became Queen of England
But Bess of Hardwick did become an ancestor of the Queen Elizabeth II
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