Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615)

[mary stuart]

arbella stuart was the daughter of charles stuart and elizabeth cavendish Preview Page she was at one time heir to the english throne a political pawn and a woman who married for love and her grandmother was the formidable bess of hardwick countess of shewsbury

 

[Lenora]

arbella stuart was the daughter of charles stuart and elizabeth cavendish Preview Page she was at one time heir to the english throne a political pawn and a woman who married for love and her grandmother was the formidable bess of hardwick countess of shewsbury

Great topic! I've always wanted to find out more about her.
Once I've read in a source that she had a child. I wonder if this could have been true.

 

[mary stuart]

sadly i dont think she did but she did marry william seymour duke of somerset whos grandmother was lady cathrine grey whos sister was lady jane grey and lady mary grey charles stuart mother was margreat douglas who was imprisond during henry 8th time for loving lord charles howard brother of queen cathrine howard and his brother was henry lord darnly

 

[mary stuart]

arbella stuart was an orphan at a early age her father died when she was baby her mother elizabeth died on the 21st january 1582 arbella was 6 yrs old

 

[lady of hay]

I read a book a few years ago called "Arbella, Englands lost queen". I can't remember the authors name but I am sure you will find it if you go to google. Her grandmother, Bess of Hardwick, ruled her with a rod of iron, and Arbella rebelled. I think she made a couple of attempts to get away. I also think that she was tipped to be the successor of Elizabeth1.

 

[mary stuart]

lady of hay the book arbella is by sarah gristwood its a great read and also why i opend this thred as she was contender for the thrones and she certainly did rebell agaist bess her grandmother who did seem a bit of marianet and queen elizabeth used her a politcal tool to keep james vi and 1st in check she did not have it easy and she may also opf had porphiria

 

[mary stuart]

when arbella was at the court of king james the vi she was queen annes carver which took a lot a of skill and knowing about diffrent bird to cut also arbella bought the cavendish family baronatage

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In the autumn of 1575 Arabella was baptized in Edensor.
The custom of the time prescribed that those of high rank be christened, not in the private chapel of the family residence, but publicly.
Edensor was the nearest parish church to Chatsworth House.
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[CyrilVladisla]

Lady Arabella Stuart, dressed as a man, tried to escape after imprisonment.
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-es...sed-as-a-man-after-imprisonment-71414423.html

 

[An Ard Ri]

Lady Arabella Stuart had been imprisoned for marrying Lord Beauchamp without the Kings approval,she was later rearrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London where she died.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Lady_Arabella_Stuart.jpg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Arabella did not inherit the jewels belonging to Lady Lennox upon the demise of Her Ladyship. The jewels ended up with King James VI of Scotland.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Did Lady Arabella Stuart aspire to the English throne?

 

[An Ard Ri]

As a great-great-granddaughter of King Henry VII of England she was in the English line of succession but I'm not sure what place she came!

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Arabella was the daughter of Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox, who was the younger brother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
Charles and Henry, through their mother, were the grandsons of Margaret, the eldest sister of King Henry VIII, by her second spouse, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus.
Arabella stood in line of succession to the English throne next to her first cousin, King James VI of Scotland.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Arabella was the daughter of Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox, who was the younger brother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
Charles and Henry, through their mother, were the grandsons of Margaret, the eldest sister of King Henry VIII, by her second spouse, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus.
Arabella stood in line of succession to the English throne next to her first cousin, King James VI of Scotland.

And sadly ended her days imprisoned in the Tower of London.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

If Arabella Stuart had succeeded Queen Elizabeth I, would the union of England and Scotland have taken place?

 

[Blog Real]

Arbella Stuart as a child.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Stuart,Arabella00.jpg

Royal warrant for arrest of Arbella, Lady Beauchamp, and Lord Beauchamp, 1611.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Houghton_-_STC_8469._Arabella_Stuart_warrant.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

What a sad childhood and life Lady Arbella Stuart had!

Her father, Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox died when she was aged 1n 1576
Her paternal grandmother, Lady Margaret Douglas, Dowager Countess of Lennox died in 1578.
Her mother ,Elizabeth ,Dowager Countess of Lennox died in 1582.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Arabella Stuart was twenty-seven when she proposed marriage to Edward Seymour. Why did not Edward Seymour propose to Arabella?

 

[Elly C]

Arabella Stuart was twenty-seven when she proposed marriage to Edward Seymour. Why did not Edward Seymour propose to Arabella?

Wasn’t this because at this stage he had his eye on another match?
Arabella, much as she may have tried to shape her own destiny, was subject to the scheming of some powerful people around her.
I believe many of her letters have survived which probably provides light on her thinking at this time.
I’ve posted the article below because I think it provides a good overview of Arabella’s eventful and sad life and it touches briefly on this subject.

The Alternate Choice of Arabella Stuart

If you’re not familiar with the story of Arabella Stuart (or “Arbella Stewart,” if you are so inclined) that’s quite alright. During the majority of her lifetime, few outsid…

rebeccastarrbrown.com

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Elly C, Thank you for the informative article. I now know that Arabella married William Seymour and not Edward Seymour.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

From the Tower of London William Seymour escaped on a cart http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/B000822

 

[An Ard Ri]

Was Lady Arabella Catholic or Protestant ?
The Lennox family were known as staunch Catholics , especially during the lifetime of Lady Margaret Douglas , Countess of Lennox.

 

[zarat]

I have the book by Sarah Gristwood mentioned above. It give a lot of details about Arbella childchood, her family connections and so on. It's definitely a book worth of being read!

 

[Elly C]

Was Lady Arabella Catholic or Protestant ?
The Lennox family were known as staunch Catholics , especially during the lifetime of Lady Margaret Douglas , Countess of Lennox.

From what I recall reading, my impression is that as a declared Protestant, her affiliations with notable Catholic families and individuals who were looking to depose King James, was more to do with political expediency than with holding a devout faith.

 

[An Ard Ri]

From what I recall reading, my impression is that as a declared Protestant, her affiliations with notable Catholic families and individuals who were looking to depose King James, was more to do with political expediency than with holding a devout faith.

Upon further reading ,Lady Arabella ended up being buried the same vault as Mary Queen of Scots at Westminster Abbey

 

[Elly C]

Upon further reading ,Lady Arabella ended up being buried the same vault as Mary Queen of Scots at Westminster Abbey

Was this because of recognition that she was a member of the Stuart dynasty, rather than for reasons of faith ?

 

[An Ard Ri]

Was this because of recognition that she was a member of the Stuart dynasty, rather than for reasons of faith ?

Her coffins actually lies between Mary Queen of Scots and her grandmother , Lady Margaret Douglas,Countess of Lennox.
No tomb for Lady Arabella but her name is on a plaque
Arbella (Arabella) Stuart | Westminster Abbey