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Alice Halcroft. Mary Fitton (or Fytton) (baptised 25 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.
Mary Fitton (baptized June 24, 1578, Gawsworth, Cheshire, Eng.—died c. 1647) was an English lady considered by some to be the still-mysterious “dark lady” of William Shakespeare’s sonnets, though her authenticated biography does not suggest acquaintance with him.
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Mary Fitton. Among those suggested were Mary Fitton, a fiery maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth, and the mistress of William Herbert. Mary became the fourth woman that William Herbert resolutely refused to marry, even when he had made her pregnant, for which he suffered a spell in Fleet prison and banishment from court. Emilia Lanier
Wife of John Florio. Mary Fitton. Elizabeth Wriothesley née Vernon. Jacqueline Field. Jennet Davenant. In popular culture. References. Dark Lady (Shakespeare) The Dark Lady is a woman described in Shakespeare's sonnets (sonnets 127–152), and so called because the poems make it clear that she has black wiry hair, and dark, "dun"-coloured skin.
It always was nonsense to think of Mary Fitton in the role; she wasn't dark at all, nor do dates or circumstances correspond. But Mary Fitton's true story is quite fascinating — we know a...
Fitton, Mary (c. 1578–1647) English noblewoman, doubtfully identified as the "dark lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets. Name variations: Mary Logher or Lougher. Born in 1578; baptized on June 24, 1578; died in 1647; daughter of Sir Edward Fitton the Younger of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England; married Captain W. Polwhele, in 1606 or 1607 (died 1609 or ...
(1578?–1647?). Mary Fitton is considered by some to be the still-mysterious “dark lady” of William Shakespeare’s sonnets. It is not known whether she actually knew…
