Sarah Fairbrother (Sarah Fairbrother; calling herself Louisa and known from 1859 as Mrs FitzGeorge; 31 October 1816–12 January 1890) was the mistress of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, a male line grandson of George III. As the couple married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, their marriage was not recognized under the law.
Sarah Fairbrother was born in James Street, Westminster and baptised at St James, Westminster, 8 October 1...
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Sarah Fairbrother (Sarah Fairbrother; calling herself Louisa and known from 1859 as Mrs FitzGeorge; 31 October 1816–12 January 1890) was the mistress of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, a male line grandson of George III. As the couple married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, their marriage was not recognized under the law.
Sarah Fairbrother was born in James Street, Westminster and baptised at St James, Westminster, 8 October 1817. Her parents were John Fairbrother and Mary Tucker whose maiden name may have been Phillips. The details of her birth, parentage and first two children, were revealed for the first time in Anthony J. Camp, Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Fact and Fiction 1714-1936 (London, 2007) pp.330-338, and in the Addenda to that book posted at
http://anthonyjcamp.com.
Her father was described as a servant in 1813 and 1817, but as a labourer in 1824. His family had no connection with Robert Fairbrother, the prompter at Drury Lane Theatre or with the...
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