MAKE A MEME View Large Image The sitter may be Elizabeth I's maid of honour, Helena Snakenborg, who became a powerful figure at court. In 1565 she had visited England with the Swedish princess Cecilia, remaining there as the fiancée of the elderly Marquis of ...
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Keywords: snakenborg sweden elizabeth i elizabethi tudors protrait 16th century 16thcentury william parr williamparr northhampton katherine parr katherineparr united kingdom unitedkingdom britain swedish nobility swedishnobility english nobility englishnobility people indoor costume The sitter may be Elizabeth I's maid of honour, Helena Snakenborg, who became a powerful figure at court. In 1565 she had visited England with the Swedish princess Cecilia, remaining there as the fiancée of the elderly Marquis of Northampton, whom she was to marry in 1571. The carnation behind her ear may be a symbol of her betrothal. The Marquis was the elderly brother of Queen Katherine Parr. Helena was his third and final wife. The sitter may be Elizabeth I's maid of honour, Helena Snakenborg, who became a powerful figure at court. In 1565 she had visited England with the Swedish princess Cecilia, remaining there as the fiancée of the elderly Marquis of Northampton, whom she was to marry in 1571. The carnation behind her ear may be a symbol of her betrothal. The Marquis was the elderly brother of Queen Katherine Parr. Helena was his third and final wife.
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