Elizabeth (Darcy) Savage (abt. 1581 - 1650)

Born about 1581 in England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Savage — married 14 May 1602 in Essex, England

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1650 at about age 69 in Cheshire, England

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Elizabeth Darcy was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

ELIZABETH DARCY (c.1584-March 9, 1650/1) Elizabeth Darcy was the daughter of Thomas Darcy, 3rd baron Darcy of Cliche (July 5, 1565-February 1640) and Mary Kitson/Kytson (1566-June 28, 1644). On May 14, 1602 she married Thomas Savage (c.1586-November 20, 1635) of Melford Hall, Suffolk. He was created Viscount Savage in 1626. Following his death and that of her father, Elizabeth was created Countess Rivers for life in her own right on April 21, 1641. She was a lady of the bedchamber to Queen Henrietta Maria and because she was a Catholic, became a target when Parliament called for action against all recusants. Her homes at St. Osyth and Long Melford were destroyed by mobs, for a loss estimated at £100,000. Although Parliament ordered restitution, her troubles continued and in May 1643 she requested permission to leave England for France, but does not appear to have gone. By her death, she was said to be bankrupt. Elizabeth and Thomas Savage had eleven sons and eight daughters, including Anne, John (c.1602-1654), Jane (1607-1633), Thomas (1611-1682), Dorothy (c.1611-1691), Charles, Elizabeth, Catherine, Henrietta Maria, Francis, William, James, and Richard. Biography: Oxford DNB entry under “Savage [née Darcy], Elizabeth.” Portrait: c.1640 by P. Leley.^[1]

Facts^[2]

Elizabeth DARCY (C. Rivers)

Born: ABT 1584, Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England

Acceded: 21 Apr 1641

Died: 9 Mar 1650, Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England

Buried: St. Osyth's, Essex

Father: Thomas DARCY (1º E. Rivers)

Mother: Mary KYTSON

Married: Thomas SAVAGE (1º V. Savage) 14 May 1602, Essex, England

Children:

1. Dorothy SAVAGE (C. Berkshire)

2. Anne SAVAGE

3. John SAVAGE (1º E. Rivers)

4. Jane SAVAGE (M. Winchester)

5. Thomas SAVAGE

6. Charles SAVAGE

7. Elizabeth SAVAGE

8. Catherine SAVAGE (Nun)

9. Henrietta Maria SAVAGE

10. Francis SAVAGE

11. William SAVAGE

12. James SAVAGE

13. Richard SAVAGE

(Not in any particular order.)

Death/Burial

She passed away Mar. 9, 1650, in England and is buried at St Osyth, Ss Peter and Paul churchyard, Tendring District, Essex, England^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.kateemersonhistoricals.com/TudorWomenD.htm
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Savage,_Countess_Rivers
3. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSlh=1&GRid=148363354&

• Marlyn Lewis.

For further research, please see:

[[1]] The Ancient and Noble Family of the Savages of the Ards By George Francis Savage-Armstrong

[[2]] Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, Volume 2

[[3]] Savage Fortune: An Aristocratic Family in the Early Seventeenth ..., Volume 49 By Lyn Boothman, Richard Hyde Parker, David Percy Dymond

[[4]] The Correspondence (c.1626-1659) of Dorothy Percy Sidney, Countess of Leicester By Dorothy Sidney Countess of Leicester

[[5]] A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and ... By John Burke

[[6]] The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort