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Bess of Hardwick

(1527-1608)
English noblewoman and businesswoman
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Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (née Hardwick; c. 1527 – 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. Bess was reportedly a shrewd businesswoman, increasing her assets with business interests including mines and glass-making workshops.

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Born Elizabeth Hardwick
1527
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
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13 February 1608 (aged 80)
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