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Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (née Walpole; 10 July 1736 – 22 August 1807) was a member of the British royal family. She was the Countess Waldegrave from 1759 to 1766, as a result of her first marriage to James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave.
- 31 August 1807, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Maria, duquesa de Gloucester y Edimburgo nacida Maria Walpole (10 de julio de 1736-22 de agosto de 1807) fue la condesa Waldegrave de 1759 a 1766 como la esposa de James Waldegrave, segundo conde de Waldegrave, y miembro de la familia real británica desde 1766 como la esposa del príncipe Guillermo Enrique, duque de Gloucester y Edimburgo.
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Princess Mary was born on 25 April 1776, at Buckingham Palace, London. Her father was the reigning British monarch, George III. Her mother was Queen Charlotte, the daughter of Charles, reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mary was baptised on 19 May 1776, in the Great Council Chamber at St. James's Palace, by Frederick Cornwallis, The Archbishop ...
Mary's upbringing was very sheltered and she spent most of her time with her parents and sisters. King George and Queen Charlotte were keen to shelter their children, particularly the girls.[citation needed] Mary, however, married on 22 July 1816, to her first cousin, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the son of George III...
Princess Mary died on 30 April 1857 at Gloucester House, Mayfair, aged 81. She was the last-surviving and longest-lived child of George III and Queen Charlotte.
As of 1789, as a daughter of the sovereign, Mary had use of the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a rose gules, the outer points each bearing a canton gules.
"Archival material relating to Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh". UK National Archives.Portraits of Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonMaria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (née Walpole; 10 July 1736 – 22 August 1807) was a member of the British royal family. She was the Countess Waldegrave from 1759 to 1766, as a result of her first marriage to James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave.
The Princess eventually became Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, with her marriage at the age of 40 to her cousin, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, on 22 July 1816. Their relationship was by several accounts not a happy one, with the Duke leaving her for long periods of time.
White marble bust of Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, head turned to left, looking upwards, hair dressed in coils and ringlets, wearing a lightly draped dress and shawl; on a turned socle. The British sculptor Chistopher Hewetson (c1736 – 1798) carried out this work in Rome some time between 1776 and 1777.
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