</s> ▁Lucy ▁Russell , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁( née ▁Har ington ) ▁( 1 5 8 0 – 1 6 2 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁arist ocr atic ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁literature ▁in ▁the ▁Elizabeth an ▁and ▁Jacob e an ▁er as , ▁the ▁primary ▁non - ro yal ▁perform er ▁in ▁contemporary ▁court ▁mas ques , ▁a ▁letter - writer , ▁and ▁a ▁poet . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁advent urer ▁( share holder ) ▁in ▁the ▁Som ers ▁Is les ▁Company , ▁invest ing ▁in ▁B erm uda , ▁where ▁Harr ington ▁Sound ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁her . ▁ ▁Parent age ▁and ▁marriage ▁Lucy ▁Har ington ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Har ington ▁of ▁Ext on , ▁and ▁Anne ▁Kel way . ▁She ▁was ▁well - ed uc ated ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁her ▁era , ▁and ▁knew ▁French , ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁Italian . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sid ney / Es sex ▁circle ▁from ▁birth , ▁through ▁her ▁father , ▁first ▁cousin ▁to ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Sid ney ▁and ▁Mary , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁P embro ke ; ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Es sex ' s ▁sister s ▁Pen el ope ▁Rich ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Per cy , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁North umber land , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁daughters ▁Lucy ▁after ▁her . ▁ ▁Lucy ▁Har ington ▁married ▁Edward ▁Russell , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1