Edward Henry Coventry

## Edward Coventry, 1st Earl of Leicester

> You made me realize that the world is much more than rules and duties
>
> Edward to Elizabeth Coventry at the begining of their marriage

**Name**

### Chilhood

At the beggining of the ball she bumped into a tall hadsome man, she had no idea who he was, but she was sure that he was doing the same as her, runing away from the music and guests. They spent the whole ball at the gardens, talking about many different things and having fun, at the end, before she went back inside, he kissed her and gave her his gold pendant, with his initial, and told her that he would never forget her, and, if she shared the same feelings as him, for her to wear his pendant at the next day, during lunch. She did what he asked, and, when Edward realized that the misterious woman who perfectly matched his personality was the half-sister of his fiancee that he never met, the bastard child of a Marquis, he was shocked.

For eight long months Elizabeth and Edward fought to end his engagement to her sister. They felt madly in love with eachother. He even tried to talk to Margot, but they had nothing in commom, she was a cold and traditional woman, while Elizabeth was always smiling warmly and often broke the rules. Edward had promissed himself that he would marry a woman with high status to secure his new earldom, but Elizabeth changed everything to him.

At the end of 1624 Edward finaly broke his engagement, he had to pay a small amount to the Marquis of Grey for all the trouble he caused, but that was not a problem to him, the Coventry family had a wealthy backstory. The young couple didn't wait much time to marry after that, in April of 1625 they said "yes" in a small church, only for close friends and family. Richard and James, Lizzie's brothers, were there for her, and Edward's aunt, Margaret, and only living family member where there for them.

### After Married

The couple lived at the Coventry Manor, in Leicester, but it was commom for them to visit London during summer. They had a happy marriage, they genuinely loved eachother for the rest of their lives and often threw mascarades balls at their house, trying to recreate the first time they met, and Edward always bought expensive gifts for his wife.

Elizabeth was a well known countess, other nobles mostly didn't like her because of her birth, the fact that she was a bastard haunted her during all her years, but she was commonly seen giving donations to churchs and convents, which helped her reputation. Other than that, she didn't quite helped with her husbands work, Elizabeth never enjoyed studing or learning new things, geting used with only the basics, and Edward could take care of the earldom by himself.

A tragedy hitted the Coventry family at the end of October of 1635, the second son of the coupled passed away of measles after weeks sick. Elizabeth secluded herself for a whole year after that, refusing to see anyone but her husband, even her brothers tried to contact her by letters but she never responded them. After that it took some time for Lizzie to completaly come back to society, and she was forever worried for her children health.

The fact that her husband passed away only seven years later also struck her terribly, so many losses changed Elizabeth in a way that was impossible to get better.

The Earl and Countess had five children:

* **Mary Grace Coventry** (Dezember 12, 1627 - February 24, 1693)
* **Charles Edward Coventry** (November 29, 1628 - January 10, 1667)
* **Harry William Coventry** (January 13, 1630 - October 20, 1635)
* **Catherine Eleonor Manners** (August 04, 1634 - April 02, 1663)
* **Edmund William Coventry** (February 15, 1637 - September 16, 1689)

## Relationships

### Family

#### Children

With all her five children, she tried her best to raise them personally, with **Mary Grace** and **Catherine Eleonor** she even taught classes herself on how to be a proper lady. With her sons, she decided it was better to her husband teach them, and, after her passed away, her eldest kids, **Mary** and **Charles**, got their parents' place into raising their siblings.

## History

### Chilhood

At the beggining of the ball she bumped into a tall hadsome man, she had no idea who he was, but she was sure that he was doing the same as her, runing away from the music and guests. They spent the whole ball at the gardens, talking about many different things and having fun, at the end, before she went back inside, he kissed her and gave her his gold pendant, with his initial, and told her that he would never forget her, and, if she shared the same feelings as him, for her to wear his pendant at the next day, during lunch. She did what he asked, and, when Edward realized that the misterious woman who perfectly matched his personality was the half-sister of his fiancee that he never met, the bastard child of a Marquis, he was shocked.

For eight long months Elizabeth and Edward fought to end his engagement to her sister. They felt madly in love with eachother. He even tried to talk to Margot, but they had nothing in commom, she was a cold and traditional woman, while Elizabeth was always smiling warmly and often broke the rules. Edward had promissed himself that he would marry a woman with high status to secure his new earldom, but Elizabeth changed everything to him.

At the end of 1624 Edward finaly broke his engagement, he had to pay a small amount to the Marquis of Grey for all the trouble he caused, but that was not a problem to him, the Coventry family had a wealthy backstory. The young couple didn't wait much time to marry after that, in April of 1625 they said "yes" in a small church, only for close friends and family. Richard and James, Lizzie's brothers, were there for her, and Edward's aunt, Margaret, and only living family member where there for them.

### After Married

The couple lived at the Coventry Manor, in Leicester, but it was commom for them to visit London during summer. They had a happy marriage, they genuinely loved eachother for the rest of their lives and often threw mascarades balls at their house, trying to recreate the first time they met, and Edward always bought expensive gifts for his wife.

Elizabeth was a well known countess, other nobles mostly didn't like her because of her birth, the fact that she was a bastard haunted her during all her years, but she was commonly seen giving donations to churchs and convents, which helped her reputation. Other than that, she didn't quite helped with her husbands work, Elizabeth never enjoyed studing or learning new things, geting used with only the basics, and Edward could take care of the earldom by himself.

A tragedy hitted the Coventry family at the end of October of 1635, the second son of the coupled passed away of measles after weeks sick. Elizabeth secluded herself for a whole year after that, refusing to see anyone but her husband, even her brothers tried to contact her by letters but she never responded them. After that it took some time for Lizzie to completaly come back to society, and she was forever worried for her children health.

The fact that her husband passed away only seven years later also struck her terribly, so many losses changed Elizabeth in a way that was impossible to get better.

The Earl and Countess had five children:

* **Mary Grace Coventry** (Dezember 12, 1627 - February 24, 1693)
* **Charles Edward Coventry** (November 29, 1628 - January 10, 1667)
* **Harry William Coventry** (January 13, 1630 - October 20, 1635)
* **Catherine Eleonor Manners** (August 04, 1634 - April 02, 1663)
* **Edmund William Coventry** (February 15, 1637 - September 16, 1689)

## Relationships

### Family

#### Children

With all her five children, she tried her best to raise them personally, with **Mary Grace** and **Catherine Eleonor** she even taught classes herself on how to be a proper lady. With her sons, she decided it was better to her husband teach them, and, after her passed away, her eldest kids, **Mary** and **Charles**, got their parents' place into raising their siblings.