Elizabeth was born on 13 MAY 1759 in Horringer, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England, the daughter of unknown parents.
She died on 30 MAR 1824. The place is not known.
She had two marriages/partners. Her first husband was John Thomas Foster, who she married in 1776. The place has not been found. They had no known children.
Her second husband was William Cavendish, who she married in 1809. The place has not been found. They had no known children.
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| Birth | 13 MAY 1759 |
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| Death | 30 MAR 1824 |
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Note 1
her father became the Earl of Bristol in 1779
Note 2
Bess is also said to have had affairs with several other men, including Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, Count Axel von Fersen, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, and Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. There is some evidence that Quin fathered an illegitimate son by her, who became the noted physician, Frederic Hervey Foster Quin.