Biography of Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure 1552-1618

Before Oct 1545 [her father] John Spencer (age 21) and [her mother] Katherine Kitson (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Kitson and Margaret Donnington Countess Bath (age 36).

On 29 Jun 1552 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure was born to John Spencer (age 28) and Katherine Kitson (age 28) at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].

On 29 Dec 1574 George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 27) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure (age 22) were married.

On 24 Apr 1576 [her daughter] Elizabeth Carey was born to [her husband] George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 29) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure (age 23). She was baptised on the 07 Jun 1576at St Dunstan's Church, Hunsdon; her godmothers were Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 42) and Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick.

On 20 Dec 1576 [her brother-in-law] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 26) and Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon (age 22) were married.

In or before 1578 [her future husband] Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure (age 19) and Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure (age 20) were married.

On 21 May 1582 Edward Hoby (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Carey were married.

Before 1583 [her brother-in-law] Edmund Carey (age 25) and Mary Crocker were married.

In 1584 Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 17) and [her sister-in-law] Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton were married. They were third cousins.

On 08 Nov 1586 [her mother] Katherine Kitson (age 62) died.

On 08 Nov 1586 [her father] John Spencer (age 62) died. He was buried at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay [Map].

In 1594 William Eure 2nd Baron Eure (age 64) died. In 1594 His son [her future husband] Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure (age 35) succeeded 3rd Baron Eure. Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure (age 37) by marriage Baroness Eure.

Death of Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon

On 23 Jul 1596 [her father-in-law] Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon (age 70) died at Somerset House [Map]. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 62) was present. She, apparently, proposed he be made Earl of Wiltshire. He refused saying ... "Madam, as you did not count me worthy of this honour in life, then I shall account myself not worthy of it in death". His son [her husband] George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Hunsdon. Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure (age 44) by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.

In 1598 [her brother-in-law] Edmund Carey (age 40) and Elizabeth Neville (age 48) were married. The marriage was, perhaps, a means of procuring a pardon for her two sons who had previously shot and killed a neighbour, and fled abroad. A payment was made to the bereaved family and the sons were allowed to return. They were fourth cousins.

Before 1601 [her son-in-law] Thomas Berkeley (age 25) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Carey (age 24) were married. They were third cousin once removed.

On 08 Sep 1603 [her husband] George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 56) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 53) succeeded 3rd Baron Hunsdon. Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon (age 49) by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.

In 1605 [her former sister-in-law] Margaret Carey died.

Before 1607 [her future brother-in-law] William Eure of Bradley in County Durham (age 20) and Catherine Bowes were married.

After 1612 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure (age 53) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure (age 59) were married. She by marriage Baroness Eure.

On 01 Apr 1617 [her husband] Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure (age 58) died. He was buried at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map]. His son [her step-son] William Eure 4th Baron Eure (age 38) succeeded 4th Baron Eure.

On 17 Apr 1617 [her former brother-in-law] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon (age 67) died at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 37) succeeded 4th Baron Hunsdon. Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 26) by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.

On 25 Feb 1618 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure (age 65) died.

On 02 Mar 1618 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure (deceased) was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Family Trees of Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure 1552-1618

Paternal Family Tree: Spencer

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath 1509-1561

Ancestors of Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon Baroness Eure 1552-1618

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Spencer

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Empson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Empson

GrandFather: William Spencer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Graunt

Father: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Knightley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Knightley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Knightley

GrandMother: Susan Knightley

Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure

GrandFather: Thomas Kitson

Mother: Katherine Kitson

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington

GrandMother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath