Lucy Harrington

Lucy Harrington, the daughter of Sir John, later Lord Harrington married the Earl of Bedford at the age of 13. He was an invalid and she gained considerable freedom. She bought the Twickenham Park estate where a new house and garden were built (probably designed by Robert Smythson, who made a survey drawing of the house and garden in 1609. In 1617 she moved to Moor Park in Hertfordshire.