Maria Fitzherbert
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Maria Anne Fitzherbert was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales. In 1785, they married secretly in a ceremony that was invalid under English civil law because his father, King George III, h
Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1788
Maria's first husband, Edward Weld, by Pompeo Batoni
George as Prince of Wales by Richard Cosway, circa 1780–1782
Portrait of Fitzherbert
George IV
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George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as pri
Maria Fitzherbert
…Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they married secretly in a ceremony that was invalid under English civil law because his father, King George III, had not consented to it…
Coronation portrait, 1821
George (left; unbreeched at two years) with his mother, Queen Charlotte, and younger brother, Frederick. Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1764
Mezzotint engraving by Samuel William Reynolds, based on a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1785