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John Ponsonby Conroy (1786-1854) fue un oficial del ejército británico que ejerció como administrador de la duquesa de Kent y su hija, la futura reina Victoria del Reino Unido. Conroy nació en Gales de padres irlandeses, y tras ir escalando puestos en el mundo militar, se convirtió en caballerizo del príncipe Eduardo de Kent en 1817.
Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, 1st Baronet, KCH (21 October 1786 – 2 March 1854) was a British Army officer who served as comptroller to the Duchess of Kent and her young daughter, Princess Victoria, the future Queen of the United Kingdom.
In Victoria: Lineage and early life. …the duchess of Kent’s advisor, Sir John Conroy. In control of the pliable duchess, Conroy hoped to dominate the future queen of Britain as well.
Sir John Conroy in an 1837 painting by Henry William Pickersgill. Rumours about Victoria's parentage centred on a controversial Irish soldier and adventurer called Sir John Conroy who was her mother's private secretary and the comptroller of her household.
Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, the 1st Baronet was born on 21 October 1786 in Wales, but was of mainly Irish ancestry, claiming descent from the ancient O’Maolconaire family of County Roscommon. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1803, retiring on half-pay as a Captain in 1822.
John Conroy ISC. Winner Of the 2020 ASC Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television, BAFTA, EMMY and RTS Nominated Cinematographer
27 de sept. de 2018 · Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet of Llanbrynmair died in substantial debt, on March 2, 1854, at the age of 67 at his home Arborfield Hall. After his death, the Duchess of Kent finally agreed to have her financial accounts audited and acknowledged that significant funds were missing.
