Elizabeth Tailboys, 4th Baroness Tailboys of Kyme
| Elizabeth Tailboys | |
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| Born | c. 1520 |
| Died | c. April 1563 (aged c.41) |
| Title | Baroness Tailboys of Kyme |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Wymbish Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick |
| Parents |
Gilbert, 1st Baron Tailboys Elizabeth Blount |
Elizabeth Tailboys, 4th Baroness Tailboys of Kyme (c. 1520 – c. April 1563) was the daughter of Elizabeth Blount and Gilbert Tailboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme, and the second wife of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick. Through her mother she was a half-sister of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, the only illegitimate child acknowledged by Henry VIII, King of England.
Elizabeth was the only known daughter of Sir Gilbert Tailboys and his wife, also Elizabeth (née Blount). She and two younger brothers, George and Robert, survived their father after his death in 1530, when Elizabeth was around nine years old. She also had a half-brother from her mother's former relationship with Henry VIII: Henry FitzRoy, who was a year or two older than her.
Elizabeth was married to Thomas Wymbish, and they lived in Nocton, Lincolnshire. Thomas had been a ward of the crown, when his guardian John, Lord Hussey was executed, and in 1539, Henry VIII gave Thomas's wardship and marriage to Elizabeth's stepfather Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln. Thomas had been betrothed to Lord Hussey's daughter Dorothy, which was broken off to ensure the marriage of Thomas and Clinton's stepdaughter Elizabeth could take place.
Elizabeth and her husband had an unhappy marriage, with little love between them. Henry VIII visited Elizabeth and her husband at Nocton on his northern progress in 1541. Apart from his visit he also seemed interested in protecting the rights of his late son's half-sister. Elizabeth inherited the Tailboys estates when her brothers George and Robert died, and she was thus the fourth Baroness Tailboys of Kyme. Her husband, a member of the gentry, petitioned to have himself be named as Lord Tailboys; however, with a bad relationship with her husband, Elizabeth wanted the title for herself even though he was her husband and Henry VIII oddly ruled in favour of his former mistress's daughter. His judges agreed that as long as the marriage was childless, Thomas could not have his wife's titles.
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