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Mary Anne Clarke (born Mary Anne Thompson; 3 April 1776 – 21 June 1852) was the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. Their relationship began in 1803, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army.
17 de ago. de 2012 · […] was a bunch of stuff on the wall about Mary Anne Clarke, courtesan and mistress of Frederick, Duke of York and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
6 de oct. de 2015 · Entre los antepasados de Daphne du Maurier se encuentra Marie Anne Clarke -que fue amante del duque de York, hijo segundo del monarca inglés George III-. Su existencia novelesca con una vida intensa inspiraron a la autora para esta novela en gran parte histórica y con complementos ficcionales.
Daphne du Maurier's novel Mary Anne (1954) is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, née Thompson (1776-1852). It was published by Gollancz in the UK and by Doubleday in the US.
Presents a novel based on the life of the author's great-great-grandmother Mary Anne Clarke, a young woman who passed herself off as a widow after her husband was institutionalized for alcoholism, and recognizing her taste for luxury and power, became the mistress of the Duke of York during the Napoleonic Wars.
In 1809, dressed in a sumptuous light blue gown and carrying a large white muff, Mary Anne Clarke (1776?–1852), the mistress of the Duke of York (the King’s second son and commander in chief of the armed forces), testified before the House of Commons that she had sold army commissions to the highest bidders in order to decorate the large ...
16 de ago. de 2012 · The authentic and impartial life of Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke. by. Clarke, W, esq., pseud.? [from old catalog] Publication date. 1908. Topics. Clarke, Mary Anne Thompson, 1776-1852, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827. Publisher.
