page_title: Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln
hierarchical_section_title: Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln
context_page_description: Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln, also known as The Fair Geraldine, was an Irish noblewoman and a member of the celebrated FitzGerald dynasty. She became the second wife of Sir Anthony Browne Jr. and later the third wife of English admiral Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln. She was the inspiration for The Geraldine, a sonnet written by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
  Queen Elizabeth I of England, whom Lady Elizabeth served as a lady-in-waiting, was her close friend.
context_section_description: Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln (1527 – March 1590), also known as The Fair Geraldine, was an Irish noblewoman and a member of the celebrated FitzGerald dynasty. She became the second wife of Sir Anthony Browne Jr. and later the third wife of English admiral Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln. She was the inspiration for The Geraldine, a sonnet written by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
  Queen Elizabeth I of England, whom Lady Elizabeth served as a lady-in-waiting, was her close friend.
caption: Portrait of Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald painted by Steven van der Meulen in 1560
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