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21-948: Elizabeth Russell may refer to: Elizabeth Hoby (1528–1609), (née Cooke and later Lady Elizabeth Russell in her second marriage), associate of Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1818–1897), bridesmaid to Queen Victoria Elizabeth von Arnim (1866–1941), German author sometimes known by her married name Elizabeth Russell (actress) (1916–2002), American actress Elizabeth S. Russell (1913–2001), American geneticist Elizabeth Russell (Upper Canada) (1754-1822), United Empire Loyalist, brother of Peter Russell, Inspector General of Upper Canada Elizabeth Russell (cricketer) (born 1994), English cricketer Elizabeth Russell (missionary) , American missionary and educator Elizabeth Augusta Russell , American philanthropist and reformer See also [ edit ] Betsy Russell (born 1963), American actress whose birth name

42-452: A landed gentleman of Linton, already the widow of two men, of Walter Devereux, a younger brother of the Earl of Essex , and of Thomas Sidney, a brother of the poet Philip Sidney . Hoby had been an unsuccessful suitor four years earlier, after Margaret had lost her first husband. They set up home at Hackness , Yorkshire, but had no children. Margaret Hoby is notable as a diarist. In 1597 Hoby

63-614: A few days of each other in February 1571. His elder brother was the diplomat and scholar Sir Edward Hoby (1560–1617). Hoby was also a nephew of Sir Philip Hoby , Master-General of the Ordnance and an English ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire . Hoby was a very small boy and grew up to be nicknamed "the little knight" for his slightness and short stature. He was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Oxford , matriculating in 1574 at

84-513: A vocal opponent of the reconstruction of Blackfriars Theatre in that London district. She was born at Gidea Hall , Essex , the third daughter of Anthony Cooke , who was tutor to Edward VI . Cooke educated his four daughters to a high level for his day. Her sister, Anne Bacon , became a notable scholar. Elizabeth was proficient in Latin and French. Elizabeth's first marriage was on 27 June 1558, to Thomas Hoby , of Bisham Abbey , Berkshire, noted as

105-598: A will dated 28 March 1640, he left his manor of Hackness to John Sydenham of Brympton in Somerset , the son of his first cousin Alice Hoby, daughter of Sir William Hoby of Hayles, who was Hoby's uncle. He made further bequests to other members of the Sydenham family, and he also left each of his servants three years' wages. A memorial to him was erected in the church at Hackness in 1682 by Sir John Posthumous Sydenham (1643–1696),

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147-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elizabeth Hoby Elizabeth Russell, Lady Russell (née Cooke ; formerly Hoby ; c.1540–1609) was an English poet and noblewoman. She was an influential member of Queen Elizabeth I 's court and was known in her time for her refined poetry as well as her musical talent. In 1596, she was

168-529: Is disturbed by drunken merry-making. As a magistrate, Hoby has been described as "exceptionally conscientious". On his mother's death in 1609 Hoby inherited from her "all my pastures of the manor of Gyfford in Gloucestershire ", and in 1617 he inherited the estates of his brother, Sir Edward. Hoby died on 30 December 1640 and was entombed with the remains of his wife in the Hackness parish church . By

189-580: The Star Chamber that Sir Richard Cholmley had twice spoken contemptuously to him in the hope of provoking a duel . One historian of the period has described Hoby as "that most overbearing, touchy, and resentful of Yorkshire magistrates ". It has been suggested that the character of Malvolio in William Shakespeare 's Twelfth Night is based on Hoby and that his legal action of 1600 inspired Scene III of Act 2 of Twelfth Night , in which Malvolio

210-488: The Queen's principal minister. As his mother pursued favours for herself and her friends, Hoby became a protégé of Burghley. Among his many other first cousins were the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon and the spy Anthony Bacon . In 1589 Hoby was elected Member of Parliament for Appleby . He was re-elected MP for Appleby in 1593. In 1595, Hoby married Margaret Sidney (1571–1633), daughter and heiress of Arthur Dakins,

231-449: The age of eight. Also in 1574, some years after his father's death, Hoby's mother married John, Lord Russell, the eldest surviving son of the Earl of Bedford , and with him had three further children, Elizabeth, Anne and Francis. She was the sister-in-law of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , Queen Elizabeth 's Secretary of State , and Hoby was himself a first cousin of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury , who succeeded his father as

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252-531: The result of her numerous beatings of him, but this cannot be verified. The legend claims her repentant ghost haunts Bisham Abbey. John Russell's death in 1584, before that of his father, robbed her of the possibility of becoming the countess of Bedford. Through her connections at court, her brother-in-law William Cecil, Lord Burghley , and her nephew Robert Cecil , she became involved in litigation and disputes as she sought favours for herself and friends. Her son Thomas Posthumus became Burghley's protégé. She

273-550: The son of Hoby's principal heir and a knight of the shire for Somerset . There is an even more impressive memorial to him in All Saints' Church, Bisham, where a painted statue of Hoby is among a family group on his mother's monument in the Hoby chapel. Although Hoby had no children, his brother Edward's natural son Peregrine Hoby (1602–1679) was the father of Sir Edward Hoby, 1st Baronet (1634–1675), whose baronetcy continued until

294-627: The translator of Baldassare Castiglione 's The Book of the Courtier into English. In March 1566, he was knighted and became the English ambassador to France. The couple moved to Paris. Sir Thomas Hoby died there in July. Elizabeth received a touching letter of condolence from Queen Elizabeth I . Elizabeth had four children by Sir Thomas Hoby: Edward (1560–1617), two girls who both died in childhood in 1571, and then another boy born after Thomas Hoby's death who

315-620: Was a devout Puritan . She then drew up a petition against the new theatre. As Chris Laoutaris notes in his description of the neighbourhood conflict, Blackfriars was an "upmarket" district. Some of her petition signatories were business colleagues of Shakespeare himself. Ultimately, her plan failed. By all accounts, Russell also behaved in a similarly fractious manner toward perceived 'rival' property owners in Bedfordshire, who were sometimes kidnapped, hung by their heels, or subjected to document forgery. She seems to have been an ambitious woman, who

336-583: Was called Thomas Posthumus (1566–1640). She built a memorial chapel to her deceased husband in Bisham parish church in Berkshire. She was married again in 1574, to John, Lord Russell (d. 1584), eldest surviving son and heir to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford . She had two daughters by this second marriage, Anne and Elizabeth. A legend says she also had a son whom she so mistreated because of his obstinance at his lessons and blotting his copy-books that he died as

357-663: Was elected MP for Yorkshire and Scarborough , but was declared ineligible at Yorkshire. He was elected MP for Scarborough again in 1604. In 1614 he was elected MP for Ripon and was re-elected MP for Ripon in 1621, 1624, 1625, 1626 and 1628. He was Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1621 to 1626. A Puritan , in 1600 Hoby took legal action against William Eure, 4th Baron Eure (1579–1646) and several of his other neighbours, alleging that they had entered his house, taken drink, played cards, ridiculed Puritanism, and threatened to ravish his wife. In 1609 he alleged in

378-474: Was erected to her. Thomas Posthumus Hoby Hoby was the younger son of Sir Thomas Hoby (1530–1566), the English Ambassador to France in 1557, by his wife, Elizabeth Cooke . Elizabeth was one of the daughters of the humanist Sir Anthony Cooke (1504–1576). Hoby was born after his father's death, which led to his gaining the additional name Posthumus. His sisters Elizabeth and Anne died within

399-412: Was for a time favoured by the queen and in the summer of 1592 she entertained the monarch at Bisham Abbey for six days. The Privy Council also met there. The queen was reputedly godmother to two of her children. By 1595, however, she found she could only see the queen at church. By June 1600, however, she had regained favour when the queen attended her daughter's wedding at Blackfriers. Elizabeth Cooke

420-598: Was known for her patronage of musicians, most notably of the composer John Dowland . She also translated A way of reconciliation touching the true nature and substance of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament (printed in 1605) from the French and composed tomb inscriptions in Greek, Latin and English. She opposed the reconstruction of the Blackfriars Theatre in 1596, as she did not approve of live theatre, given that she

441-461: Was zealous in acquiring and protecting her own property, given that she was the first known female keeper of her own castle in England, at Donnington in Berkshire. Later in life, she became litigious and pursued grievances in law, not always successfully. Elizabeth died at her house at Bisham , Berkshire, and is buried in the 'Hoby Chapel' at All Saints Church, Bisham , where a magnificent monument

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