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Mary Anne Clarke (born Mary Anne Thompson; 3 April 1776 – 21 June 1852) was the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. Their relationship began in 1803, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. Later in 1809, she wrote her memoirs which were published.
Daphne du Maurier's novel Mary Anne (1954) is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, née Thompson (1776-1852). It was published by Gollancz in the UK and by Doubleday in the US.
Not surprisingly, Mary Anne Clarke’s body, fashion choices, and theatricality feature prominently in representations that center on her feminine duplicity and dangerous sexuality. Clarke’s attempts to represent herself as an innocent heroine are parodied through references to her role as a mistress and her desire for fame and luxury.
Hanoverians. The Duke of York Scandal, 1809. Further Reading. Paul Berry, By Royal Appointment: a Biography of Mary Anne Clarke, Mistress of the Duke of York (1970) Peter Spence, The Birth of Romantic Radicalism: War, Popular Politics and English Radical Reformism, 1800-1815 (Aldershot, 1996)
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Mary Anne Clarke. primary name: primary name: Clarke, Mary Anne. other name: other name: Thompson, Mary Anne. Details. individual; British; Female. Life dates. 1776-1852. Biography. Mistress of Frederick, Duke of York, from about 1803-06.
A vivid portrait of overweening ambition, MARY ANNE is set during the Napoleonic Wars and based on du Maurier's own great-great-grandmother. In Regency London, the only way for a woman to succeed is to beat men at their own game.
08 February 2019, 20:03. Mistress of the Duke of York From 1803 to 1806, Mary Anne Clarke was mistress of Frederick, Duke of York. Their affair turned into a political scandal when the Duke was charged with corruption for promoting officers from whom Clarke had taken bribes.
