Elizabeth Savage
Elizabeth Savage, Countess Rivers and Viscountess Savage (1581 – 9 March 1650) was an English courtier and a victim of uprisings during the English Civil War. Born Elizabeth Darcy, she was the daughter of Thomas Darcy, 3rd Baron Darcy of Temple Hurst (later Earl Rivers) and his wife, Mary (died 1644).
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