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16th-century English ladies-in-waiting

  • Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of ExeterGertrude Blount entered the world around 1499 or 1502 as the daughter of William Blount, the fourth Baron Mountjoy. Her mother was Elisabeth Say, a coheiress…
  • Elizabeth Somerset, Countess of Worcester (1502–1565)Elizabeth Browne entered the world in 1502 as the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne and his wife Lucy. Her father served Henry VIII with trusted loyalty while…
  • Anne GainsfordAnne Gainsford entered the world in Crowhurst, Surrey, England. Her father was John Gainsford. Her mother was Anne Hawte, a daughter of Richard Haute who…