Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . ears high and lucra-,five offices, becom-ing, in 1614, LordHigh Treasurer ofEngland. Lord Suffolk waspossessed of amplemeans, but his ex-travagance was un-bounded. We are101 d t h a t he ex-pended no less than;^190,000 in buildingAudley End ! B yhis first wife, Mary,daughter of LordDacre of Gillesland,he had no children,and as she died whenvery young it seems doubtful whether his alliance with herwas a marriage, or only a betrothal. And Lord Suffolk wasvery unfortunate in his choice of a second wife. This ladywas Catherine, daughter and c
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . ears high and lucra-,five offices, becom-ing, in 1614, LordHigh Treasurer ofEngland. Lord Suffolk waspossessed of amplemeans, but his ex-travagance was un-bounded. We are101 d t h a t he ex-pended no less than;^190,000 in buildingAudley End ! B yhis first wife, Mary,daughter of LordDacre of Gillesland,he had no children,and as she died whenvery young it seems doubtful whether his alliance with herwas a marriage, or only a betrothal. And Lord Suffolk wasvery unfortunate in his choice of a second wife. This ladywas Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Knevit, orKnyvett, of Charlton in Wiltshire, and widow of Richard, eldestson of Robert Lord Rich. She was a celebrated beauty until161Q, when her charms were entirely destroyed by smallpox ; butshe was terribly avaricious. She rendered herself odious by ex-torting money from persons who had business at the Treasury,and was accused of selling places procured by her intluence atCourt. Lady Suffolk obtained a great ascendency over her. PORTRAIT OF MARGARET AUDLEY, DUCHESS OF NORFOLK
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