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Elisabeth Pepys (née de St Michel; 23 October 1640 – 10 November 1669) was the wife of Samuel Pepys, whom she married in 1655, shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her father, Alexandre Marchant de St Michel, was born a French Roman Catholic but later converted to the Church of England.
Elisabeth Pepys (née de St Michel; 23 October 1640 – 10 November 1669) was the wife of Samuel Pepys, whom she married in 1655, shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her father, Alexandre Marchant de St Michel, was born a French Roman Catholic but later converted to the Church of England.
Dec 12, 2005 · Pepys remembered that Elizabeth, who was then only fourteen, had worn a petticoat trimmed with gold lace. Where and how the pair met is not known, but neither of them had a penny and it was evidently a love match. Pepys was the son of a poor London tailor, but he had relatives higher up the ladder.
Jan 15, 2023 · Pepys is a keen musician, Elisabeth doesn’t seem to have a great aptitude for music, but does like to dance. Pepys hires a dance instructor, male, Mr. Pendleton, to teach his wife and then almost immediately becomes insanely jealous about him.
Elizabeth Pepys (1640-1669), Wife of Samuel Pepys. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 4 portraits Elizabeth de St. Michel married Samuel Pepys when she was only fourteen years of age, not an uncommon practice in the seventeenth century.
Elisabeth Pepys (née de St Michel; 23 October 1640 – 10 November 1669) was the wife of Samuel Pepys, whom she married in 1655, shortly before her fifteenth birthday.
The life of Elizabeth Pepys, which has survived in the famous diary of her husband Samuel Pepys, demonstrates the constraints and possibilities available to a 17th-century European woman.
