Maria Walpole

Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (née Walpole; 10 July 1736 – 22 August 1807) was a member of the British royal family. She was titled Countess Waldegrave from 1759 to 1766, as a result of her first marriage to James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave. Her second husband was Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, whom she married in 1766.

Maria Walpole
Countess Waldegrave
Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1779
Born(1736-07-10)10 July 1736
St James's, Westminster, Middlesex (now London)
Died22 August 1807(1807-08-22) (aged 71)
Oxford Lodge, Brompton, Middlesex (now London)
Burial31 August 1807
Spouse
(m. 1759; died 1763)
    Issue
    FatherEdward Walpole
    MotherDorothy Clement
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