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Biography. Daughter of Thomas Skerrett, a London staymaker, became Robert Walpole's mistress in 1724, and bore him two daughters; they married after his first wife died in 1737, but Maria died in 1738 following a miscarriage.
9 de jun. de 2023 · The enigmatic Brown Lady is believed to be Dorothy Walpole (1686-1726), the sister of Robert Walpole, who is often credited as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Due to her scandalous and tragic life, she is said to have become a restless spirit and her presence lingers on at Raynham Hall.
Maria, Lady Walpole (née Skerritt, Skerrett, or Skerret; 1702 – 4 June 1738) was the second wife of British politician and Prime Minister Robert Walpole from before 3 March 1738 until her death in childbirth (miscarriage) three months later. She was buried in the Church of St Martin on the Walpole estate at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England.
Maria Walpole, who after her legitimation acquired the style of the daughter of an earl, as Lady Maria Walpole. In 1746 she married Colonel Charles Churchill (1720–1812) of Chalfont, an illegitimate son of General Charles Churchill, and became the king's housekeeper at Windsor Castle.
Maria Walpole (10 juli 1736 - 22 augustus 1807), gravin van Waldegrave en hertogin van Gloucester en Edinburgh, was een lid van de Britse koninklijke familie als vrouw van prins Willem Hendrik van Groot-Brittannië, de hertog van Gloucester en Edinburgh. Het huwelijk werd gesloten zonder dat koning George III van het Verenigd Koninkrijk zijn ...
Maria Walpole (Londres, 10 de julho de 1736 — Londres, 22 de agosto de 1807) foi um membro da família real britânica, esposa do príncipe Guilherme Henrique. O seu casamento com o príncipe realizou-se sem o conhecimento do rei Jorge III e levou à criação do Decreto de Casamentos Reais de 1772.
Maria, Lady Walpole (née Skerritt, Skerrett, or Skerret; 1702 – 4 June 1738) was the second wife of British politician and Prime Minister Robert Walpole from before 3 March 1738 until her death in childbirth (miscarriage) a few months later. She was buried on the Walpole estate at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England.
