Almeria Carpenter
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Lady Almeria Carpenter was a British courtier. She is most known for being the mistress of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh from circa 1780 until his death in 1805.
Portrait by Richard Cosway
Portrait by Angelica Kauffmann on display at Kiplin Hall.
Maria Walpole
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Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British royal family. She was the Countess Waldegrave from 1759 to 1766, as a result of her first marriage to James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl
Almeria Carpenter
…daughter of Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet. She never married. Not much is known about her life until she was employed as the lady-in-waiting of Maria Walpole, wife of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. She became the mistress of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, in…
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1779
Maria and her daughter Elizabeth by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1761.
Maria (in mourning), by Gainsborough.
The Ladies Waldegrave by Sir Joshua Reynolds (L to R: Charlotte, Elizabeth and Anne)