Penelope Rich, Lady Rich
(1563-1607)
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Penelope Rich, Lady Rich, later styled Penelope Blount (née Devereux; January 1563 – 7 July 1607) was an English court office holder. She served as lady-in-waiting to the English queen Anne of Denmark. She was the sister of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and is traditionally thought to be the inspiration for "Stella" of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella sonnet sequence (published posthumously in 1591). She was married to Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich (later 1st Earl of Warwick) and had a public liaison with Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy, whom she married in an unlicensed ceremony following her divorce from Rich. She died in 1607.
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Penelope Devereux 1563 Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
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7 July 1607 (aged 44) London, England
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Robert Rich 10th child with Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick Male b. 5 Jun 1587 d. 19 Apr 1658 Age: 70 (at death) 1587-1658 English naval officer, politician and peer -
Henry 11th child with Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick Male b. 19 Aug 1590 Age: 434 1590- Celebrity Baby
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Catherine Carey · Grandmother · 1524-1569 · Daughter of Mary Boleyn and lady of Queen Elizabeth I of England
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10th childMaleb. 5 Jun 1587d. 19 Apr 1658Age: 70 (at death)
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Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland · Son · 1590-1649 · English courtier and politician executed by Parliament
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Catherine Carey · Grandmother · 1524-1569 · Daughter of Mary Boleyn and lady of Queen Elizabeth I of England
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