Elizabeth Danvers
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Elizabeth Danvers née Neville, later Elizabeth Carey by remarriage (born 1545/50 – 1630, Stowe
, Northamptonshire
) was a learnéd English noblewoman. The antiquarian and biographer John Aubrey
, whose ancestor she was, describes her in his Brief Lives
(1693), states that she had "Chaucer at her fingers' ends" and was fluent in Italian.
Elizabeth Danvers was the daughter of John Nevill, 4th Baron Latymer (c. 1520–1577) and Lucy Somerset. She first married Sir John Danvers, Knt.
, of Dauntsey
, Wiltshire
(died 10 December 1594) and had three sons (Charles
, Henry
and John
) and seven daughters. She later married Sir Edmund Carey, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth in a successful attempt to gain pardons for her sons who had become outlaws through the murder of one Henry Long, in a local feud.
Two of her sons had notable lives: Sir Henry Danvers
(b. 1573) was a soldier, while Sir John Danvers
(b. 1588) was a regicide
after the First English Civil War
.
She died in 1630 aged 84 and is buried at Stowe Nine Churches
, Northamptonshire where she has a Tomb and marble effigy, by Nicholas Stone
, master mason to James I. It was installed around 1620 during the subject's lifetime. The quality of the carving is extremely fine.
Stowe
-Places:in Canada:*Stowe, Albertain Dominica:*Stowe, Dominicain the United Kingdom:*Stowe, Buckinghamshire**the location of Stowe House, Stowe Landscape Garden and Stowe School** former location of the Stowe Missal*Stowe, Herefordshire*Stowe, Lincolnshire...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
) was a learnéd English noblewoman. The antiquarian and biographer John Aubrey
John Aubrey
John Aubrey FRS, was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of the collection of short biographical pieces usually referred to as Brief Lives...
, whose ancestor she was, describes her in his Brief Lives
Brief Lives
Brief Lives is a collection of short biographies written by John Aubrey in the last decades of the seventeenth century. Aubrey initially began collecting biographical material to assist the Oxford scholar Anthony Wood, who was working on his own collection of biographies...
(1693), states that she had "Chaucer at her fingers' ends" and was fluent in Italian.
Elizabeth Danvers his mother, an Italian, prodigeous parts for a woman. Have heard my fathers mother say that she had Chaucer at her fingers' ends. A great Politician; great Witt and spirit, but revengeful: knew how to manage her estate as well as any man; understood jewels as well as any Jeweller. Very Beautiful, but only short -sighted. To obtain Pardons for her Sonnes she maryed Sir Edmund Carey, cosen-german to Queen Elizabeth, but kept him to hard meate.
Elizabeth Danvers was the daughter of John Nevill, 4th Baron Latymer (c. 1520–1577) and Lucy Somerset. She first married Sir John Danvers, Knt.
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
, of Dauntsey
Dauntsey
Dauntsey is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England. It gives its name to the Dauntsey Vale in which it lies and takes its name from Saxon for Dantes- eig, or Dante's island...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
(died 10 December 1594) and had three sons (Charles
Charles Danvers
Sir Charles Danvers , was an English soldier who plotted against Elizabeth I of England.He was born the eldest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and Elizabeth, fourth daughter and coheiress of John Neville, Baron Latimer...
, Henry
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG was an English soldier. Outlawed after a killing, he regained favour and became a Knight of the Garter.-Life:...
and John
John Danvers
Sir John Danvers was an English courtier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I.-Life:Danvers was third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by Elizabeth Danvers...
) and seven daughters. She later married Sir Edmund Carey, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth in a successful attempt to gain pardons for her sons who had become outlaws through the murder of one Henry Long, in a local feud.
Two of her sons had notable lives: Sir Henry Danvers
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG was an English soldier. Outlawed after a killing, he regained favour and became a Knight of the Garter.-Life:...
(b. 1573) was a soldier, while Sir John Danvers
John Danvers
Sir John Danvers was an English courtier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I.-Life:Danvers was third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by Elizabeth Danvers...
(b. 1588) was a regicide
Regicide
The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the British tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after a trial...
after the First English Civil War
First English Civil War
The First English Civil War began the series of three wars known as the English Civil War . "The English Civil War" was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, and includes the Second English Civil War and...
.
She died in 1630 aged 84 and is buried at Stowe Nine Churches
Stowe Nine Churches
Stowe Nine Churches is a civil parish incorporating the settlements of Church Stowe and Upper Stowe in the English county of Northamptonshire.-Name:...
, Northamptonshire where she has a Tomb and marble effigy, by Nicholas Stone
Nicholas Stone
Nicholas Stone was an English sculptor and architect. In 1619 he was appointed master-mason to James I, and in 1626 to Charles I....
, master mason to James I. It was installed around 1620 during the subject's lifetime. The quality of the carving is extremely fine.
External links
- Image of Elizabeth Danvers tomb at Flickr. Accessed May 2009