Bess of Hardwick & her Ducal descendants
Elizabeth De Hardwick was born in 1521, in Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derbyshire.
Her parents were John Hardwick of Hardwick and Elizabeth Leake.
She married :
- Robert Barlow of Barlow,son of Arthur Barlow and Elizabeth Chaworth, about 1534.
- William Cavendish of Chatsworth about 1545/1547
- William St. Loe of Tormarton
- George Talbot, the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury in 1567
She died 13th February 1608, at Hardwick Hall and was buried at Allhallows, Derbyshire.
Bess of Hardwick, provides a link with the families of the Dukeries¹.
All were directly descended from her or connected by marriage.
