Background
Elizabeth was born in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England on 31 March 1555, the daughter of Bess of Hardwick and her second husband Sir William Cavendish.
Elizabeth was born in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England on 31 March 1555, the daughter of Bess of Hardwick and her second husband Sir William Cavendish.
She was the mother of Arbella Stuart, a close claimant to the English and Scottish thrones. Catherine Grey was one of her godmothers. Bess was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I and was one of the wealthiest women in England.
She would have a total of four husbands.
Elizabeth had seven siblings, two of whom died in early infancy.