Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington
Margaret Farmer
married Charles, Viscount Mountjoy and Earl of Blessington
, following the accidental death in October 1817 of her drunkard first husband
.
Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.
Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.
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Wealth and Poverty
Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington
When Marguerite Blessington
's husband
, still in his forties, died of apoplexy in Paris, she found his bequest to her of £2,000 a year was nowhere near enough for her lifestyle.
Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.
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