Frances Walsingham date of birth:
1567
How old was Frances Walsingham when died?
66
When did Frances Walsingham die?
February 17, 1633
Frances Walsingham body shape:
Slim
Is Frances Walsingham gay or straight?
Straight
What is Frances Walsingham's ethnicity?
White
What is Frances Walsingham nationality?
English
What is Frances Walsingham's occupation?
Countess of Essex and Clanricarde
Who is Frances Walsingham's father?
Francis Walsingham
Who is Frances Walsingham's mother?
Ursula St. Barbe
Short Biography
Frances Walsingham, Countess of Essex and Countess of Clanricarde (1567 – 13 February 1631) was an English noblewoman. The daughter of Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State, she became the wife of Sir Philip Sidney at age 14. Her second husband was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth's favourite, with whom she had five children. Shortly after his execution in 1601 she married her lover, Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde, and went to live in Ireland.