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Mary Fitton (1578–1647) of Gawsworth Hall was maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I. She is sometimes identified as the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets, based on her affair with William Herbert, Shakespeare's patron and a candidate for the Fair Youth.

Mary Fitton c.1595

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