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Há 1 dia · Lady Mary Montagu: A Woman of Influence. After Ralph Montagu, Ditton Manor passed to Lady Mary Montagu, a notable figure in her own right. Lady Mary’s stewardship of the estate was marked by her dedication to preserving and enhancing its beauty and significance. Lady Mary Montagu’s era saw the estate flourish under her careful management.
Há 5 dias · This was followed in the summer by an engagement between Mary and John Montagu, heir to the Earl of, and later Duke of Montagu, (they later married on 20 March 1705 (O.S.)). Their two older daughters were already married: Henrietta to Godolphin's son Francis in April 1698, and Anne to the hot-headed and intemperate Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland in 1700.
Há 4 dias · John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, died in 1749, leaving no son, and the house passed into the possession of the duchess. (fn. n11) The latter died in 1751, leaving (fn. n12) all her real and personal estate to her daughter, Mary, Countess of Cardigan, and the ratebook for 1752 shows the Earl of Cardigan at the house.
Há 4 dias · The second monument on the north side is to the memory of Mary, Duchess of Montagu (d. 1775), youngest daughter and co-heir of the second duke, and takes the form of an allegorical group within an architectural setting designed by Robert Adam, the sculpture executed by Peter Matthias Van Gelder.
Há 4 dias · 0.3 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) A prominent writer and socialite, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is known for her letters and essays, including her “Letters from Turkey.” She is noted for her advocacy of smallpox inoculation, which she observed in Turkey, and for her writings on women’s experiences and rights.
Há 3 dias · A house at the corner of Montagu Place and Gower Street was for some years the town residence of the eccentric philosopher, the Hon. Henry Cavendish, who was well known for his chemical researches. Few visitors were admitted there, but some found their way across the threshold, and have reported that books and apparatus formed its chief furniture.
Há 5 dias · Some of them, like Louis Chéron or Daniel Marot, have their portraits in the next chapter, ‘Montagu House, Bloomsbury: a French household in London, 1673–1733’, by Paul Boucher and Tessa Murdoch, whose piece is largely based on the household account books, which ‘provide details of the artists, craftsmen, employees and suppliers, English and French, who played an essential role in the ...
