Talk:Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire

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Article name[edit]

Is this really the best article name? Are there any other Penelope Blounts? --maru (talk) contribs 18:38, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The lady in question, the subject of Sir Philip Sidney's sonnet cycle 'Astrophel and Stella', is known most usually as Lady Penelope Rich. 81.152.159.85 19:13, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I coudn´t find the lady under the common names: Penelope Rich or Penelope Devereux, so I wondered if there was an article about her, till I came here by mere chance! Shouldn´t this be changed?

Buchraeumer (talk) 15:12, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I left myself a note about this article a while back. I did some research, and I can't find that James ever recognized her title as Countess of Devonshire. Although it is Wikipedia practice to use women's married names and everyone's highest (if contested) title, there is also precedent for using the name people are most familiar with. I am going to be bold and move this to Penelope Rich; we certainly have three year's worth of recommendations for that change with no dissension. - PKM (talk) 18:01, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moved, cleaned up, and verified that both Penelope Rich and Penelope Devereux redirect here. Added additional info and citations. - PKM (talk) 05:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for changing the article name! That was a good idea. Thank you also for explaining the Hastings-Devereux connection, I always wondered in which way exactly they were related.

Buchraeumer (talk) 12:13, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Noting for the record, this name change is consistent with Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(names_and_titles)#British_peerage: "When individuals held more than one peerage and are best known by a title other than their highest one, use the interim one." - PKM (talk) 16:40, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Picture caption corrected[edit]

I have just corrected a picture caption that shows Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lettice Knollys. The caption incorrectly stated they were of Walter Devereus, 1st Earl of Essex and of Lettice, her biological parents. I have corrected the naming of the portrayed man and changed description of him from Penelope's father to stepfather.Cloptonson (talk) 07:34, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]