Mary Fitton

Mary Fitton
Portrait of Mary Fitton circa 1595
BornJune 1578
Gawsworth, Cheshire
Died1647(1647-00-00) (aged 68–69)
Spouse(s)
William Polwhele
(m. 1606⁠–⁠1609)
(widowed)
John Lougher
(m. 1612⁠–⁠1636)
(widowed)
Parent(s)Sir Edward Fitton
Alice Halcroft

Mary Fitton (or Fytton) (baptised 25 June 1578 – 1647) was an Elizabethan gentlewoman who became a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth. She is noted for her scandalous affairs with William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Leveson, and others. She is considered by some to be the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets.