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Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (24 February 1749 – 28 April 1800) was a notable member of the British aristocracy during the Georgian period in the 18th century. Referred to by some as "The Unhappy Countess", she was a prominent heiress, who inherited a vast fortune.
14 de mai. de 2024 · Learn about the life and burial of Mary Eleanor Bowes, a wealthy heiress and ancestor of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. She was buried in 1800 in a bridal dress and had a tragic marriage and divorce.
8 de mar. de 2018 · Learn about the life and passions of Mary Eleanor Bowes, a 18th century botanist and amateur collector who commissioned a unique cabinet to house her dried plants. Discover the history and features of the cabinet, which is now part of The Bowes Museum collection.
8 de mar. de 2021 · Learn about the life and achievements of Mary Eleanor Bowes, the grandmother of John Bowes, the founder of The Bowes Museum. She was a botanist, a divorcee, a mother and a mentor to John in his art collecting passion.
21 de out. de 2021 · English. 386 pages ; 20 cm. At the age of eleven, Mary Eleanor Bowes became one of Britain's richest heiresses. With her first husband dead and pregnant with her lover's child, Mary became engaged to George Gray. Then in swooped Andrew Robinson Stoney, who had defended her honour in a duel with the Revd Henry Bate, the 'Fighting Parson'.
22 de mai. de 2009 · May 22, 2009. “There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck,” D. H. Lawrence wrote in “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” “She married for love, and the...
10 de mar. de 2009 · With the death of her fabulously wealthy coal magnate father, Mary Eleanor Bowes became the richest heiress in Britain. An ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II, Mary grew to be a highly educated...
