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Entry TypePerson
SurnameStuart
ForenamesArbella
Also Known AsStuart, Arbella
Pre TitleLady
Epithetpotential contender for the English throne
Dates1575-1615
Gender IdentityFemale
BiographyGrand-daughter of Bess of Hardwick, and at one time a possible heir to the English throne.
Childhood spent at Hardwick following death of her mother. She had a legitimate right to the throne after Queen Elizabeth 1st death. Against James 1st wishes she married William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp , who also had claim to the crown and both were imprisoned. An escape to France was commenced but Arbella’s ship was caught. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London until her death.
Family TreeGreat, great, granddaughter of Henry VII, cousin of James I England and VI Scotland and granddaughter of Bess of Hardwick.
Charles Stuart 1st Earl of Lennox
William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp
Sourcehttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/forms/advanced?col_cat=Stuart%2C+Arbella
Authorised Form of NameStuart; Lady; Arbella (1575-1615); potential contender for the English throne

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