Keywords: Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis was born circa 1500.1 She married Sir Thomas Kitson. She was the sister of Mary Cornwallis, Countess of Bath. The Cornwallis family had been established at Brome since the early 15th century and Thomas Cornwallis succeeded to considerable estates in Norfolk and Suffolk on the death of his father, steward of the household to Prince Edward. Cornwallis himself does not seem to have held any post in Edward's household but on the prince's accession he was named to the Suffolk bench and in 1548 he was knighted at Westminster. Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis was born circa 1500.1 She married Sir Thomas Kitson. She was the sister of Mary Cornwallis, Countess of Bath. The Cornwallis family had been established at Brome since the early 15th century and Thomas Cornwallis succeeded to considerable estates in Norfolk and Suffolk on the death of his father, steward of the household to Prince Edward. Cornwallis himself does not seem to have held any post in Edward's household but on the prince's accession he was named to the Suffolk bench and in 1548 he was knighted at Westminster. Lady kitson george gower 1573.jpg George Gower - Lady Kytson - Google Art Project jpg Lady Kytson http //needleprayse webcon net au/research/blackwork_sleeves html 1573 Creator George Gower PD Portrait paintings of women George Gower 1570s portrait paintings Blackwork embroidery in art Embroidery of England in art PD-old-100 Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis was born circa 1500.1 She married Sir Thomas Kitson. She was the sister of Mary Cornwallis, Countess of Bath. The Cornwallis family had been established at Brome since the early 15th century and Thomas Cornwallis succeeded to considerable estates in Norfolk and Suffolk on the death of his father, steward of the household to Prince Edward. Cornwallis himself does not seem to have held any post in Edward's household but on the prince's accession he was named to the Suffolk bench and in 1548 he was knighted at Westminster. |