Maria Anne Fitzherbert
Maria Anne Fitzherbert , (Maria Anne Smythe), born the July 26th 1756, deceased the March 27th 1837.
She was the wife of Georges IV of the United Kingdom.
Family
Girl of Walter Smythe and Maria Anne Errington.
In July 1775, Maria Anne Smythe married Edouard Surly (1740 - 1775), a rich person catholic landowner. This union lasted only three months, Edouard Surly died of the continuations of a fall of horse.
In 1778, Maria Anne Smythe married Thomas Fitzherbert (1746 - 1781) of which it had a son (young death). The May 7th 1781 Maria Anne Fitzherbert was again widowed. She inherited its second husband of a residence with Mayfair in a district of London, of an annual income of £2 500.
Marriage of Maria Anne Fitzherbert of Georges IV
The young widow was introduced to the London company. To the spring of 1784, Maria Anne Fitzherbert was presented to a young admiror, Georges, prince de Galles. She became her mistress. The December 15th 1785, Maria Anne Fitzherbert married the prince of Wales. This marriage was regarded as illegal, according to the Law of the marriages of 1772, the prince of Wales was in the obligation, to marry, to require the permission of his/her father, the king Georges III of the United Kingdom and with the private Council, which it did not do. If the prince would have asked for this permission, it would probably not have been granted, Maria Anne Fitzherbert was roman catholic.
Bonds between Maria Anne Fitzherbert and the prince of Wales after his marriage
Maria Anne Fitzherbert and the prince of Wales continued their love life even after the marriage of the prince with Caroline of Brunswick the April 8th 1795. Towards 1800, it returned to live at Maria Anne Fitzherbert, their relation finished towards 1811. During these eleven years, the prince of Wales had a connection with Frances Villiers, countess of Jersey, but Maria Anne Fitzherbert did not hold rigor of it to him.
After the death of Georges IV of the United Kingdom the June 26th 1830, one discovered letters preserved by Maria Anne Fitzherbert, of measurements were taken for their destruction.
Guillaume IV of the United Kingdom proposed the title of royal duchess to him had regard for the difficulties from which it had to suffer on behalf of Georges IV. Maria Anne Fitzherbert stated to have borne the name of Fitzherbert all her life, it had never dishonoured it and did not wish to change some.
Maria Anne Fitzherbert died the March 27th 1837, it was buried with the church Jean-Baptiste saint with Kemp close to Brighton.
Internal bonds
- Georges IV of the United Kingdom
External bonds and sources
en.wikipedia.org
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