Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)
Elizabeth Bacon | |
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Born | c. 1541 |
Died | 3 May 1621 (aged 79–80) |
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Parent(s) | Sir Nicholas Bacon , Jane Ferneley |
Elizabeth Bacon (c. 1541 – 3 May 1621) was an English aristocrat. She is presumed to have been the Lady Neville of
Family
Born about 1541, she was the eldest daughter of
Career
Elizabeth Bacon first married Sir Robert Doyley of
Soon after her first husband's death, in about May 1578, Elizabeth Bacon married, as his third wife,
Letters written by Neville and his third wife during their marriage indicate that they lived at both Billingbear House and at Sir Robert Doyley's former house at
Before the end of September 1595, Elizabeth Bacon married, as her third husband and as his third wife, Sir William Peryam, Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Also in 1595, a published music book was dedicated to her as 'Lady Periam': Thomas Morley's The First Booke of Canzonets to Two Voyces. In his dedication, Morley stated that his wife had been in her service.[13] Sir William died at Little Fulford, Devonshire, on 9 October 1604, and Elizabeth was granted administration of his will. There were no children of the marriage.[14]
In 1609 Elizabeth Bacon founded a charity school at Henley-on-Thames.[15][16]
Elizabeth Bacon made her last will on 12 November 1618, terming herself 'Dame Elizabeth Periam of Greenland', and providing for scholarships or fellowships at Oxford.[17] She died 3 May 1621. There is a monument to her in the church of St Mary's, Henley-on-Thames.[13]
A number of Elizabeth Bacon's letters survive, including both family correspondence and business letters dealing with the administration of her properties.[18]
Marriages
Elizabeth Bacon married firstly, Sir Robert D'Oylie (d. July 1577) of
She married secondly, about May 1578, as his third wife,
After Neville's death, she married, before the end of September 1595, Sir William Peryam (d. 9 October 1604).[14] Elizabeth Bacon had no issue by any of her marriages.
Notes
- ^ a b Harley 2005, p. 4.
- ^ Tittler 1976, p. 153.
- ^ Tittler 2004.
- ^ a b Harley 2005, pp. 4–5
- ^ a b "Doyley, Robert (c. 1542 – 1577), of Greenlands, Bucks". History of Parliament Online. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Shaw 1906, p. 77.
- ^ Harley cites Holinshed.
- ^ Creighton 1891, p. 379.
- ^ Harley 2005, pp. 2, 8–9
- ^ Dart 1964, pp. 16–21
- ^ Brown 1969, pp. 31–6.
- ^ Harley 2005, pp. 5–6.
- ^ a b Harley 2005, p. 7
- ^ a b Harley 2005, p. 6.
- ^ "Alumni: Dame Periam". The Henley College. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Harley 2005, p. 7.
- ^ "Oxford – Ozleworth Pages 503–525 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Harley 2005, p. 6
- ^ a b Harley 2005, p. 5.
- ^ Riordan 2004; Holder 2004; Harley 2005, p. 5.
- ^ Blanchard 2004.
- ^ Leveson Gower 1883, p. 29; Urban 1845, p. 479.
- ^ Leveson Gower 1883, pp. 99–101.
- ^ Betham 1802, p. 339; Urban 1845, p. 479.
- ^ Other sources state that Neville had four sons and two daughters by his second marriage; Riordan 2004; Harley 2005, p. 5.
References
- Betham, William (1802). The Baronetage of England. Vol. II. London: W.S. Betham. p. 339. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- Blanchard, Ian (2004). "Gresham, Sir Thomas (c.1518–1579)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11505. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Brown, Alan (1969). A Critical Edition of the Keyboard Music of William Byrd, PhD diss. University of Cambridge. pp. 31–6. OCLC 214958961. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- Creighton, Charles (1891). A History of Epidemics in Britain from A.D. 664 to the Extinction of the Plague. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 376–83. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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- Harley, John (2005). "'My Ladye Nevell' Revealed". Music & Letters. 86 (1). Oxford: Oxford University Press: 1–15. S2CID 191640785. Archived from the originalon 23 July 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- Dart, Thurston (1964). "Two New Documents Relating to the Royal Music, 1584–1605". Music & Letters. 45. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 16–21. doi:10.1093/ml/45.1.16. Archived from the originalon 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- Holder, Nick (2004). "Losse, Hugh (d. 1555)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101321. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Leveson Gower, Granville (1883). Genealogy of the Family of Gresham. London: Mitchell and Hughes. pp. 7–12, 21–3, 29–35. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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- Riordan, Michael (2004). "Henry VIII, privy chamber of (act. 1509–1547)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70825. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Shaw, William A. (1906). The Knights of England. London: Sherratt and Hughes. p. 77. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- Tittler, Robert (1976). Nicholas Bacon; The Making of a Tudor Statesman. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
- Tittler, Robert (2004). "Bacon, Sir Nicholas (1510–1579)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1002. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Urban, Sylvester (1845). "The Law of Quartering Arms, by W.D.B." The Gentleman's Magazine. New Series. XXIV. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son: 476–9. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
Further reading
- Blanchard, Ian (2004a). "Gresham, Sir Richard (c. 1485–1549)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11504. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- Elizabeth Bacon (d.1621), A Who’s Who of Tudor Women: B-Bl Retrieved 25 March 2013
- Bacon, Sir Nicholas (1510–1579), History of Parliament Retrieved 25 March 2013
- Doyley, Sir Robert (c. 1542–1577), History of Parliament Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Sir Robert Doyley, National Archives Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Sir Henry Neville, National Archives Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Frances Gresham, National Archives Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Neville, Sir Henry (d.1593), History of Parliament Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Neville, Edward (born 1567), History of Parliament Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Dame Periam, The Henley College Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Dame Elizabeth Periam, National Archives Retrieved 26 March 2013