Biography of Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford -1612

Paternal Family Tree: Trentham

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Sneyd 1546-1616

1571 Triple Wedding

1605 Marriage of Philip Herbert and Susan Howard

Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford was born to Thomas Trentham and Jane Sneyd at Rocester, Staffordshire [Map].

Before 02 Feb 1559 Edward Windsor 3rd Baron Windsor (age 27) and [her future sister-in-law] Katherine Vere Baroness Windsor (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire. She the daughter of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford (age 43) and Dorothy Neville Countess of Oxford.

Around 1561 [her father] Thomas Trentham (age 23) and [her mother] Jane Sneyd (age 15) were married.

On 03 Aug 1562 John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford (age 46) died. His son [her future husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 12) succeeded 17th Earl of Oxford.

1571 Triple Wedding

On 16 Dec 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map] ... with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 38) present ...

Edward Dudley 4th Baron Dudley (age 46) and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Sutton of Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

[her future husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 21) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.

Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 21) and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 60). He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 45) and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.

On 25 Dec 1577 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 22) and [her future sister-in-law] Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford. He the son of Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 61) and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 58).

Around 1580 Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford was appointed Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 46).

Before 25 May 1587 [her father] Thomas Trentham (age 49) died. On 25 May 1587 Thomas Trentham (age 49) was buried at Rocester Abbey [Map].

Before 27 Dec 1591 Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 41) and Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She brought her husband a dowry of £1000 bequeathed to her in her father's will, payable at the rate of 500 marks a year for three years. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.

On 24 Feb 1593 [her son] Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford was born to [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 42) and Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford.

On 26 Jan 1595 William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 34) and [her step-daughter] Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 44) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. He the son of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby and Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 55). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 02 Sep 1597 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 63) granted licence to the executors of Sir Rowland Hayward to sell King's Place [Map] in the Hackney in north London to Elizabeth Trentham, her brother [her brother] Francis Trentham of Rocester (age 33), her uncle Ralph Sneyd (age 70), and her cousin, Giles Yonge (age 43). The acquisition of King's Place by Elizabeth Trentham and her relatives placed it 'beyond the reach of Oxford's creditors'.

On 28 Apr 1599 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 19) and [her step-daughter] Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 49) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. He the son of William Norreys and Elizabeth Morrison Countess Lincoln.

On 17 Jan 1600 [her sister-in-law] Katherine Vere Baroness Windsor (age 60) died.

On 24 Jun 1604 [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 54) died at his home In King Street Covent Garden. His son [her son] Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford (age 11) succeeded 18th Earl of Oxford.

Marriage of Philip Herbert and Susan Howard

On 27 Dec 1605 Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 21) and [her former step-daughter] Susan Vere Countess Montgomery (age 18) were married at Whitehall. The bride was escorted into the church by the Queen's (age 31) brother Prince Ulrik Oldenburg (age 26) and her son Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales (age 11). She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. He the son of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 44).

In 1609 Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford purchased Hedingham Castle [Map] from her late husband's three daughters by his first wife so that Hedingham Castle [Map] remained in the estate of her son [her son] Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford (age 15).

On 01 Apr 1609 Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford sold King's Place Hackney [Map] to Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 54).

In 1612 [her former step-daughter] Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 36) was created Lord Mann.

Around Dec 1612 Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford died.

Ancestors of Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford -1612

Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford

GrandFather: William Sneyd of Bradwell Cheshire

Mother: Jane Sneyd