Blount, Elizabeth (c. 1502–c. 1540)

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Blount, Elizabeth (c. 1502–c. 1540)

Mistress of Henry VIII. Name variations: Bessie Blount; Lady Talboys. Born c. 1502; died c. 1540; dau. of John Blount; m. Gilbert Talboys, Lord Talboys of Kyme; children: (with Henry VIII) Henry Fitzroy, duke of Richmond.

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