1756 - 1837
Maria Fitzherbert British
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Maria Fitzherbert was previously married to George IV of the United Kingdom (1785 - 1794), Thomas Fitzherbert and Edward Weld (1775).
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 3 |
10 years, 1 month
|
4 years, 6 months
|
3 months, 2 days
|
|---|
| Total | 3 |
10 years, 1 month
|
4 years, 6 months
|
3 months, 2 days
|
|---|
Details
| First Name |
Maria
|
| Middle Name |
Anne
|
| Last Name |
Fitzherbert
|
| Maiden Name |
Smythe
|
| Full Name at Birth |
Maria Anne Smythe
|
| Alternative Name |
Maria Weld
|
| Birthday |
26th July, 1756
|
| Birthplace |
Tong, Shropshire
|
| Died |
27th March, 1837
|
| Buried |
St John the Baptist's Church, Kemp Town, Brighton
|
| Eye Color |
Hazel
|
| Hair Color |
Blonde
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
British
|
Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George IV of the United Kingdom before he became king. In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was invalid under English civil law because his father, King George III, had not consented to it. She was a Roman Catholic so, had the marriage been approved and valid, George would have lost his place in the line of succession, because the law at the time forbade Catholics or spouses of Catholics from becoming monarch. Before marrying the prince, Fitzherbert had been twice widowed. Her nephew-in-law from her first marriage, Cardinal Weld, persuaded Pope Pius VII to declare the marriage sacramentally valid.
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