Sarah Fairbrother
Sarah Louisa Fairbrother , called Mrs. FitzGeorge , (* 1816 in London ; † January 12, 1890 ibid) was a British actress and the mistress of Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge .
Life
Sarah, who called herself Louisa, was the daughter of John Robert Fairbrother, a servant who later worked as a laborer, and his wife Roberta Freeman. Sarah Fairbrother trained as an actress in 1830 and later worked at Drury Lane , The Lyceum , Royal Opera House and the famous Covent Garden Theater . During this time she met her future husband.
On January 8, 1847, pregnant with the third child Sarah Fairbrother married in St. John's Church in Clerkenwell (London) Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), a son of Prince Adolph Friedrich of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover, 1st Duke of Cambridge and Princess Auguste of Hesse . Since he had not previously obtained the necessary authorization and had also been selected by his uncle William before his death as a possible husband for his cousin Queen Victoria , the marriage violated the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 , so that the marriage under British law was not existed. Sarah Fairbrother was therefore not allowed to hold a title, she was known as Mrs. FitzGeorge .
The joint connection resulted in three sons, George William Adolphus (1843-1907), Adolphus Augustus Frederick (1846-1922) and Augustus Charles Frederick (1847-1933). She also had two other children. Charles Manners Sutton Fairbrother1 (1836–1901) and Louisa Katherine Fairbrother.
literature
- Robert Jobson: The New Royal Family - Prince George, William and Kate. The next generation. John Blake, London 2014, ISBN 978-1-78219-970-0 . ( books.google.de )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Matthew Dennison: Prince George. The previous Duke of Cambridge was a love rat and hopeless soldier. In: Express. July 27, 2013. ( express.co.uk ).
- ^ A b Sarah Louisa Fairbrother. thepeerage.com, accessed November 28, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Royal wedding. History behind Duke of Cambridge title. In: The Telegraph. April 29, 2011. ( telegraph.co.uk )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fairbrother, Sarah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mrs. FitzGeorge; Fairbrother, Sarah Louisa (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress and the mistress of Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1890 |
| Place of death | London , England |