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Frances Cecil, Countess of Exeter

フランセス・セシル（エクセターはくじゃくふじん）

Furansesu Seshiru, Ekuserā Hakushaku Fujin

Aliases: Frances Brydges / Frances Smith / Frances Thomas

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1580-01-01 （England）
Died
1663-04-01 （Winchester Cathedral） age 83
Nationality
English
Languages
English
Religion
Christianity
Residence History
England

Career

Occupations
Noblewoman
Active Years
1580-1663

Awards & Nominations

Health

  • melancholy
    1614年11月
    Treated by court physician Théodore de Mayerne
  • serious illness
    1622年末
    Contracted before husband Thomas Cecil's death in 1623

Legacy

English noblewoman who enjoyed great prestige in the English court. Involved in scandals and litigation.

Quotes

  • An old man's wife is the light of his life
    Source: Gipsies Metamorphos'd (1621)

Trivia

  • Her marriage was praised by poet Ben Jonson.
  • Buried in the floor of Winchester Cathedral.