Who were the Nuns?

A Prosopographical study of the English Convents in exile 1600-1800

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Barbara Waldegrave, in religion Apolonia.
Born: in Borley, Essex.
Died: 18 Apr 1638 in Brussels, aged 38.

father: Nicholas Waldegrave Esq of Borley, Essex
mother: Katherine Browne of Rookwood Hall, Essex

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 12 Sep 1623.

She professed 24 Nov 1624, aged 22. Her dowry was 4000fl.

She was the cousin of Frances Gawine, Elizabeth Southcote.
She was the sister of Hieronyma Waldegrave.

Sources: Brussels Obit: 31; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 136; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 185.

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Her brother-in-law was Richard Weston, 1st earl of Portland, the Lord Treasurer.