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Frances Burke (other)
Frances Burke may refer to: *Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman *Frances Marie Burke (1922–2017), Miss America 1940 *Frances Mary Burke (1904–1994) was an Australian artist See also *Francis Burke (other) *France Burke (born c. 1926), American poet and daughter of Kenneth Burke {{Hndis, Burke, Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Burke, Countess Of Clanricarde
Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde, Dowager Countess of Essex ( Walsingham, formerly Devereux and Sidney; 1567 – 17 February 1633) was an English noblewoman. The daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State, she became the wife of Sir Philip Sidney at age 16. Her second husband was Queen Elizabeth's favourite, Robert Devereaux Earl of Essex, with whom she had five children. Two years after his execution in 1601, she married Richard Burke, Earl of Clanricarde, and went to live with him in Ireland. Family and first marriage She was the only surviving child of Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State for Queen Elizabeth I, and Ursula St. Barbe. A lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, she married Philip Sidney in 1583, a match arranged by her father over the objections of the Queen, possibly because she did not like the prospect of two close councillors forming a power block (Sidney was nephew to Robert, Earl of Leicester). Sidney was appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |