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Elizabeth Dudley, Countess of Löwenstein
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'''Elizabeth Dudley, Countess of Löwenstein''' (fl. 1613-1662), was a Maid of Honour and lady in waiting to [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia]]
Elizabeth Dudley was probably a daughter of [[John Dudley (1569-1645)]] and Elizabeth Whorwood.
[[Theodosia Harington]] was her aunt, and the mother of Anne Dudley who was placed in the household of Princess Elizabeth.<ref>'Will of The Honorable Lady Theodosia Dudley of Norwich, Norfolk', TNA PROB 11/215/234.</ref> Possibly Elizabeth Dudley joined the household through this family connection.<ref>Marilyn M. Brown & Michael Pearce, 'The Gardens of Moray House, Edinburgh', ''Garden History'' 47:1 (2019), p. 5.</ref>
In 1622 Elizabeth Dudley married the Count of Löwenstein--Scharffeneck, but he died later in the year.
In her letters the queen referred to the countesss as her "Wise Widow", "Dutch Bess Dudly", or "[[Dulcinea del Toboso|Dulcinea]]".<ref>Nadine Akkerman, ''The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia'', vol. 2 (Oxford, 2011), pp. 799, 1119; vol. 1 (Oxford, 2015), pp. 159-60: Lisa Jardine, ''Temptation in the Archives'' (UCL: London, 2015), pp. 12-14.</ref>
In 1625 a tour of North Holland by [[Elizabeth of Bohemia]] and [[Amalia van Solms]] was described in a letter, probably written by [[Margaret Croft]]. The countess was at the centre of several comic incidents.<ref>The French text is printed in Martin Royalton-Kisch, ''Adriaen Van de Venne's Album: In the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum'' (London, 1988), and with an English translation in Lisa Jardine, ''Temptation in the Archive'' (London, 2015), pp. 108-119.</ref>
She corresponded with [[Constantijn Huygens]], joking that he was a "witch", and writing;<blockquote>"In England there is nothing spoken of but the troublesome war which is like to be with Scotland, and without the great mercie of God it will be the ruin of both the kingdoms: those officers his Highness hath lent the King, which every body says his Majesty takes very kindly, will find the difference in the order of the wars in Flanders and the disorder there"<ref>''A Catalogue of an Invaluable and Highly Interesting Collection of Unpublished Manuscript Documents, Sold By Mr Sotheby'', vol. 9 (London, 1825), p. 102 lot 448 (not dated), now in the British Library Add MS 18979 f.62, Add MS 30797 ff.11-14.</ref></blockquote>
The Countess travelled to England, apparently to raise support and funds for the Palatinate cause. She also wrote to the Broughton family of [[Marchwiel Hall]].
When Elizabeth of Bohemia died in London in 1662, she arranged the queen's possesions for probate and secured some jewels and goods to cover money she had lent over the years.<ref>Lisa Jardine, ''Temptation in the Archives'' (UCL: London, 2015), pp. 14-5.</ref>
==References==
* Lisa Jardine, [https://ift.tt/2OmFwE4 ''Temptation in the Archive'' (UCL: London, 2015)].
* [https://ift.tt/2Y7HCvW Seven of Elizabeth Dudley's letters to Huygens, catalogued by EMLO].
[[Category:Women of the Stuart period]]
[[Category:17th-century English people]]
[[Category:British maids of honour]]
[[Category:English courtiers]]
[[Category:17th-century English women writers]]
[[Category:People from Staffordshire]]
Elizabeth Dudley was probably a daughter of [[John Dudley (1569-1645)]] and Elizabeth Whorwood.
[[Theodosia Harington]] was her aunt, and the mother of Anne Dudley who was placed in the household of Princess Elizabeth.<ref>'Will of The Honorable Lady Theodosia Dudley of Norwich, Norfolk', TNA PROB 11/215/234.</ref> Possibly Elizabeth Dudley joined the household through this family connection.<ref>Marilyn M. Brown & Michael Pearce, 'The Gardens of Moray House, Edinburgh', ''Garden History'' 47:1 (2019), p. 5.</ref>
In 1622 Elizabeth Dudley married the Count of Löwenstein--Scharffeneck, but he died later in the year.
In her letters the queen referred to the countesss as her "Wise Widow", "Dutch Bess Dudly", or "[[Dulcinea del Toboso|Dulcinea]]".<ref>Nadine Akkerman, ''The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia'', vol. 2 (Oxford, 2011), pp. 799, 1119; vol. 1 (Oxford, 2015), pp. 159-60: Lisa Jardine, ''Temptation in the Archives'' (UCL: London, 2015), pp. 12-14.</ref>
In 1625 a tour of North Holland by [[Elizabeth of Bohemia]] and [[Amalia van Solms]] was described in a letter, probably written by [[Margaret Croft]]. The countess was at the centre of several comic incidents.<ref>The French text is printed in Martin Royalton-Kisch, ''Adriaen Van de Venne's Album: In the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum'' (London, 1988), and with an English translation in Lisa Jardine, ''Temptation in the Archive'' (London, 2015), pp. 108-119.</ref>
She corresponded with [[Constantijn Huygens]], joking that he was a "witch", and writing;<blockquote>"In England there is nothing spoken of but the troublesome war which is like to be with Scotland, and without the great mercie of God it will be the ruin of both the kingdoms: those officers his Highness hath lent the King, which every body says his Majesty takes very kindly, will find the difference in the order of the wars in Flanders and the disorder there"<ref>''A Catalogue of an Invaluable and Highly Interesting Collection of Unpublished Manuscript Documents, Sold By Mr Sotheby'', vol. 9 (London, 1825), p. 102 lot 448 (not dated), now in the British Library Add MS 18979 f.62, Add MS 30797 ff.11-14.</ref></blockquote>
The Countess travelled to England, apparently to raise support and funds for the Palatinate cause. She also wrote to the Broughton family of [[Marchwiel Hall]].
When Elizabeth of Bohemia died in London in 1662, she arranged the queen's possesions for probate and secured some jewels and goods to cover money she had lent over the years.<ref>Lisa Jardine, ''Temptation in the Archives'' (UCL: London, 2015), pp. 14-5.</ref>
==References==
* Lisa Jardine, [https://ift.tt/2OmFwE4 ''Temptation in the Archive'' (UCL: London, 2015)].
* [https://ift.tt/2Y7HCvW Seven of Elizabeth Dudley's letters to Huygens, catalogued by EMLO].
[[Category:Women of the Stuart period]]
[[Category:17th-century English people]]
[[Category:British maids of honour]]
[[Category:English courtiers]]
[[Category:17th-century English women writers]]
[[Category:People from Staffordshire]]
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