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Maria Walpole, duchesse de Gloucester et d'Édimbourg est comtesse Waldegrave de 1759 à 1767 par son mariage avec James Waldegrave, et membre de la famille royale britannique à partir de son mariage en 1766 avec le prince William Henry de Grande-Bretagne.
28 de jul. de 2018 · Anne Horton (née Anne Luttrell) was born on 24 January 1743 as the daughter of Simon Luttrell, later first Earl of Carhampton, and his wife, Judith Maria Lawes. Anne’s first husband was another commoner, Christopher Horton, on 4 August 1765 but he died just four years later. 1 Horace Walpole described her as, “a coquette beyond measure ...
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Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh 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. Her second husband was Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, whom she married in 1766.
Described as ‘beauty itself’ by her uncle Horace Walpole (1717-1797), Maria Walpole was one of the great icons of the mid-eighteenth century, renowned for her good looks and lively wit.¹ Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) wrote of her in 1759, ‘I am not surprised at Lady Waldegrave’s good fortune.
Portrait of Maria Walpole 1765 Oil on canvas, 109 x 136 cm Private collection: The sitter of this portrait is Maria Walpole, Countess Waldegrave, later H.R.H. Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736-1807).
