Mary of Modena
had no position to give, though she wrote a letter of advice. Lady Nithsdale offered her services to a potential wife of James Edward
as soon as the existence of such a...
Wealth and Poverty
Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale
Winifred Nithsdale spent her first years abroad living on a Jacobite pension, which was augmented by Mary Beatrice of Modena
until the latter's death on 7 May 1718. After years of hand-to-mouth existence, she received...
Family and Intimate relationships
Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale
When the English court turned Catholic, Lady Powis served as lady-in-waiting to the queen, Mary of Modena
. She was a witness to the birth of the king and queen's baby son
, was appointed...
