Biography of Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" 1756-1837

Paternal Family Tree: Smythe

1820 Death of King George III

1830 Death of King George IV

In 1755 [her father] Walter Smythe (age 34) and [her mother] Mary Ann Errington (age 20) were married.

On 26 Jul 1756 Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" was born to Walter Smythe (age 36) and Mary Ann Errington (age 21) at Tong Castle, Shropshire [Map].

In Jul 1775 Edward Weld (age 3) and Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 18) were married. He died three months later.

On 24 Jun 1778 Thomas Fitzherbert (age 31) and Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 21) were married.

On 07 May 1781 [her husband] Thomas Fitzherbert (age 34) died. His widow Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 24) was left an annuity of £1000.

On 15 Dec 1785 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 29) were married. The marriage was invalid under English civil law because his father had not given his consent. Her uncle Henry Errington and her brother John Smythe were witnesses. The ceremony was performed by one of the prince's Chaplains in Ordinary, the Reverend Robert Burt, whose debts of £500 were paid by the prince to release him from Fleet Prison [Map]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 41).

On 14 Jan 1788 [her father] Walter Smythe (age 68) died.

Before 02 Aug 1788 Joshua Reynolds (age 65). Portrait of Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 32).

On 29 Sep 1791 [her brother-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 28) and Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 24) were married at Charlottenburg, Berlin. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 47) and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 44). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 53) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 47). They were third cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 08 Apr 1795 [her husband] King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 32) and Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 50). They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 18 May 1797 King Frederick Wilhelm Karl Württemberg (age 42) and [her illegitimate sister-in-law] Princess Charlotte Hanover (age 30) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 58) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 52). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 23 May 1797 [her former brother-in-law] Basil Fitzherbert (age 49) died.

Around 1800 [her mother] Mary Ann Errington (age 65) died.

On 21 Sep 1808 Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (age 27) and [her step-daughter] Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (age 26) were married. She the daughter of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46) and Grace Elliott. He the son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 70) and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland.

On 02 Nov 1810 [her sister-in-law] Princess Amelia Hanover (age 27) died.

On 10 Dec 1813 [her step-daughter] Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (age 31) died.

Death of King George III

On 29 Jan 1820 [her father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 81) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His reign the third longest after Victoria and Elizabeth II. His son [her husband] King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 57) succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 51) by marriage Queen Consort England.

On 05 Jan 1827 [her brother-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 63) died.

On 05 Oct 1828 [her illegitimate sister-in-law] Princess Charlotte Hanover (age 62) died.

Death of King George IV

On 26 Jun 1830 [her husband] King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 64) succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Adelaide of England (age 37) by marriage Queen Consort England. Duke Clarence and St Andrews merged with the Crown.

He was attended by Jonathan Wathen Phipps aka Waller 1st Baronet (age 60).

On 27 Mar 1837 Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 80) died.

Around Oct Edward Weld died from a fall from a horse. He had failed to sign his will so his estate went to his brother Thomas. His widow Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" was left nothing.

Royal Ancestors of Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" 1756-1837

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Ancestors of Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" 1756-1837

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Smythe 1st Baronet

GrandFather: John Smythe 3rd Baronet

Father: Walter Smythe

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Blount

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Blount 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Blount 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Blount

GrandMother: Constantia Blount

Great x 1 Grandmother: Constantia Cary

Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert"

GrandFather: John Errington

Mother: Mary Ann Errington

GrandMother: Maria Levey