Maria Walpole was a commoner

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Maria Walpole was an 18th-century Englishwoman of non-aristocratic birth who became notable for her morganatic marriage into the British royal family.

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instanceOf British noblewoman
human
member of the British royal family by marriage
birthDate 1736
birthStatus illegitimate
burialPlace Kingdom of Great Britain
centuryOfBirth 18th century
centuryOfDeath 19th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1807
ethnicGroup English
familyName Walpole
father Sir Edward Walpole
floruit 18th century
givenName Maria
languageSpoken English
livedIn England
maritalStatus married
marriageTypeToPrinceWilliamHenry morganatic marriage
mother Dorothy Clement
name Maria Walpole
nobleFamilyByBirth Walpole family
nobleFamilyByFirstMarriage Waldegrave family
nobleFamilyBySecondMarriage House of Hanover
nobleTitleByFirstMarriage Countess Waldegrave
notableFor morganatic marriage into the British royal family
notableRelative Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
linked to: Robert Walpole
numberOfMarriages 2
paternalGrandfather Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
linked to: Robert Walpole

Sir Robert Walpole
linked to: Robert Walpole
paternalGrandfatherOccupation Prime Minister of Great Britain
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
relatedTo British royal family
sexOrGender female
socialAscent rose from commoner status to royal duchess by marriage
socialStatusAtBirth commoner
spouse James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
spouseHouse House of Hanover
spouseTitle Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
titleAfterMarriage Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh

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