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Born in Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, Elizabeth Gunning was one of the daughters of John Gunning of Castle Coote, County Roscommon, and his wife, Bridget Bourke, a daughter of Theobald Bourke, 6th Viscount Mayo (1681–1741). Elizabeth's elder sister was Maria Gunning, later Countess of Coventry.
- John Gunning
- Hon. Bridget Bourke
3 de jul. de 2015 · Maria Gunning. Her sister, Maria, was more controversial. She was renowned as being tactless, but for some reason this amused the haut ton and it added to her popularity. Also in 1752, Maria married the Earl of Coventry, but it seems he quickly tried to clip her wings.
Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry (née Gunning; 15 August 1732 – 30 September 1760) was a famous Irish beauty and London society hostess during the reign of King George II. She died at a young age due to lead and mercury poisoning from toxins in her beauty regimen.
31 de ene. de 2017 · Maria Gunning (1733-30 September 1760) was born in Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire in 1733 and was raised in her family’s home in Ireland, Castle Coote. The oldest of six children, her siblings included: Elizabeth, Catherine, Sophia, Lizzie, and John.
Elizabeth Gunning nació en Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, hija de John Gunning de Castle Coote y su esposa, Bridget, de soltera Bourke (hija de VI vizconde de Mayo) y hermana menor de Maria Gunning .
In the annals of British aristocracy, few figures shone as brightly and briefly as Maria, Countess of Coventry, née Gunning. Born in 1733 and departing in 1760, Maria’s mesmerizing beauty and tragic story make her an iconic figure of 18th-century glamour.
A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. Gunning, Maria (Countess of Coventry), and Elizabeth (Duchess of Hamilton and Duchess of Argyll), celebrated Irish beauties, born about 1733 and 1734 were daughters of John Gunning, of Castlecoote, in the County of Roscommon.
