Bess of Hardwick: AI Animated Real Faces of Elizabeth I's Best Friend

Beth of Hardwick (Bess of Hardwick) or Elizabeth Cavendish (c. 1527 – 13 February 1608) was the Duchess of Shrewsbury and Queen Elizabeth’s most wealthy and powerful friend.

In this #short video, we recreated her face using artificial intelligence and animation tools and imagined what she might look like when she was alive. These AI Tools include iClone 7 and Character Creator 3 of Reallusion and MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia. We recreated her face using artificial intelligence and animation tools and imagined what she might look like when she was alive. These AI Tools include iClone 7 and Character Creator 3 of Reallusion and MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia.

Chapters:
00:00 Beth of Hardwick
00:10 Beth’s four marriages: Barlow, Cavendish, St Loe, Talbot
00:26 Beth of Hardwick as a Shrewd Business Woman: Mining to Glass Making
00:34 Mary, Queen of Scots
00:42 Innovative Buildings: Hardwick Hall and Chatsworth
00:50 Passing On Vast Wealth and the Dukedom of Devonshire

Through a series of well-made marriages, Beth rose to the highest levels of English nobility and became enormously wealthy.
Beth’s first husband died at 14; her second husband was Sir William Cavendish. Her third husband was Sir William St. Loe, and her last husband was George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury.
In addition to her inheritance from her different husbands, Bess was also a shrewd businesswoman who increased her assets with business interests from mining to glass-making.
She was also famous for holding Mary, Queen of Scots, captive but alive for 15 years. Elizabeth only executed Mary after Mary got into trouble while under her next keeper, Sir Amias Paulet.
Beth of Hardwick was also known for her innovative architectural and building projects in Chatsworth, Chelsea, and Hardwick, which inspired the rhyme, “Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall.”
Bess died in February 1608 at 81; she remained “one of the richest and most powerful women in England.” She left her vast wealth to her descendants from the second marriage, who still hold the Dukedom of Devonshire.

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[louispitalo]

I’m an American and I am truly fascinated by the British royalty and only the British royalty I love hearing all these stories how they came to power who also was in the wings of their friendship I think you very much you’re very talented and all inspiring and what you do

[virginiagobetz]

She is known to history as Bess of Hardwick-not Beth.