Penelope Rich, Lady Rich

Penelope Rich, Lady Rich
Penelope Rich, Lady Rich

Penelope Rich, Lady Rich, later styled Penelope Blount was an English court office holder. She served as lady-in-waiting to the English queen Anne of Denmark. She was the sister of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and is traditionally thought to be the inspiration for "Stella" of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella sonnet sequence. She was married to Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich and had a public liaison with Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy, whom she married in an unlicensed ceremony following her divorce from Rich. She died in 1607.

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Female
Date of Birth
December 31st, 1562
Age
463
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
July 7th, 1607
Died Aged
44
Star Sign
Capricorn
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