Person:Mary Fitton (2)

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Mary Fitton
b.Jun 1578
d.1647
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Name Mary Fitton
Gender Female
Birth[1] Jun 1578
Marriage Cohabitation?
to William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Death[1] 1647
Reference Number? Q4948169?


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Mary Fitton (or Fytton) (baptised 24 June 1578 – 1647) was an Elizabethan gentlewoman who became a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth. She is noted for her scandalous affairs with William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Leveson, and others. She is considered by some to be the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Mary Fitton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.