Ladies of The Bedchamber To Henrietta Maria of France, 1625-1649
- c.1625: Elizabeth Conquest (née Thimbelby), daughter of Sir Richard Thimelby of Irnham, married Sir Richard Conquest of Houghton Conquest
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