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Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford

patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods (1581-1627)

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Also known as Lucy Harington, Lucy Russell Bedford, Lucy Russell

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Occupation: garden designer, amateur actor
Position held: Lady of the Bedchamber
Born: 1581
Died: 1627, May 26, 1627

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Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford was a major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, the primary non-royal performer in contemporary court masques, a letter-writer, and a poet. She was an adventurer (shareholder) in the Somers Isles Company, investing in Bermuda, where Harrington Sound is named after her.

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