Dorothy Stafford Stafford [née Devereux; other married name Shirley], Lady Dorothy (1600–1636), literary patron and poet (1600–1636) Parents Frances Walsingham Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Children Sir Charles Shirley, 3rd Bt. Lettice Shirley Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Baronet Siblings Elizabeth Sydney Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Mary Bourke Honora de Burgh Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset Walter Devereux Partners William Stafford Henry Shirley