Born at the Chartley Palace inside the Staffordshire, she is actually the fresh new girl of Walter Devereux, first Earl regarding Essex and you can Lettice Knollys
by Ellen Castelow
Explained by the James We because ‘a fair lady having a black colored soul’, People Penelope Devereux are a popular profile on the courts of King Elizabeth We and King James I. A greatest beauty that have fantastic hair and you will black sight, she was well educated, good dancer and you will proficient in the Italian, French and you may Foreign language. She was also employed in spiritual and governmental intrigue.
Penelope’s descent is actually epic: originated out of England’s medieval leaders while the child of the Earl regarding Essex, Penelope‘s high-granny was King Age I’s aunt, Mary Boleyn. (more…)