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Maria
Harriet
Somerville
formerly Conyngham
Born in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Burton Conyngham
and Elizabeth (Denison) Conyngham
Sister of
Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, Elizabeth Henrietta (Conyngham) Gordon and Albert Denison (Conyngham) Denison F.S.A. Bar
Wife of
William Meredyth Somerville PC
— married
22 Dec 1832 in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
Elizabeth Jane (Somerville) Caulfeild
Died
at age 33
in Roma, Lazio, Italy
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Biography
Maria (Conyngham) Somerville was born in Middlesex, England.
Early Life
Maria was born on 2 July 1810 and baptised on 25 July 1810 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England. She was the daughter of Rt Honble Henry & Elizabeth Earl & Countess of Conyngham.[1]
In 1832, Maria married William Meredyth Somerville in St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.[2]
“Lady Maria's father was created Marquess Conyngham in the peerage of Ireland in 1816. This was through the influence of his wife, Elizabeth, who in 1820 became the final mistress of the future King George IV of England. Husband and wife were in constant attendance at court. Between 1823 and 1826 the Marchioness and her three children sat for Sir Thomas Lawrence, the leading portraitist of the era. George IV was fond of Maria Conyngham and the present portrait hung for a time in his bedroom at one of the royal residences, St. James's Palace. The composition of the girl's portrait is elegant and the paint is applied to the canvas in broad, creamy strokes, with great assurance. However Lawrence was not greatly interested in drawing and her fingers are oddly jointed and disproportionately long.”[3]
Death
Maria died in 1843.[4]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ Baptism: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812", database with images, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/2/6, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61865 #776487 (accessed 10 April 2024), Maria Harriett Countess baptism on 25 Jul 1810 (born 2 Jul 1810), daughter of Rt Honble Henry & Elizabeth Earl & Countess of Conyngham, in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.
- ↑
Marriage:
"Westminster Marriages"
Archive: City of Westminster Archives Centre
FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 19 November 2022)
Harriet Maria Conyngham marriage to William Meredyth Somerville in 1832 in St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, England. - ↑ The Met Museum: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436853
- ↑ needs citation
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