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  • Family name: his Fitzgerald, hers Bischoffsheim
  • Baronet FitzGerald, of Valencia, co. Kerry (Baronetage of the U.K., created 1880)[1]
    • Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Bt. (6 August 1880[2] – 22 October 1916)[3]

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Timeline

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1882 October 4, Maurice FitzGerald and Amelia Catherine Bischoffsheim married.[4]

1897 July 2, Friday, Sir M. and Lady FitzGerald attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

Black-and-white photograph of a standing woman richly dressed in an historical costume
Amelia, Lady Fitzgerald as Marie Joséphe, Queen of Poland, A.D. 1737. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball

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Sir Maurice FitzGerald (at 598) and Amelia, Lady FitzGerald (at 599) attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[5]:p. 12, Col. 4b

Lafayette's portrait of "Amelia Catherine (née Bischoffsheim), Lady Fitzgerald as Marie Joséphe, Queen of Poland, A.D. 1737" in costume is photogravure #57 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery.[6] The printing on the portrait says, "Lady Fitzgerald as Marie Joséphe Queen of Poland, A.D. 1737."[7]

Demographics

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  • Nationality: British

Family

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  • Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Bt. (5 February 1844 – 22 October 1916)[3]
  • Amelia Catherine Bischoffsheim ( — 12 November 1947)[4]
  1. Arthur Maurice FitzGerald (5 June 1883 – 21 June 1883)
  2. Sir John Peter Gerald Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Bt. (4 May 1884 – 19 February 1957)
  3. Sir Arthur Henry Brinsley FitzGerald, 4th Bt. (6 July 1885 – 30 November 1967)
  4. Louise Nesta Pamela FitzGerald (8 January 1889 – 21 February 1946)

Relations

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Bischoffsheim

Notes and Questions

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Footnotes

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  1. ↑ "FitzGerald baronets". Wikipedia. 2021-06-30. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FitzGerald_baronets&oldid=1031170721.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FitzGerald_baronets.
  2. ↑ "Sir Peter FitzGerald, 19th Knight of Kerry". Wikipedia. 2021-05-09. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Peter_FitzGerald,_19th_Knight_of_Kerry&oldid=1022216910.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Peter_FitzGerald,_19th_Knight_of_Kerry.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Bt." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13. https://www.thepeerage.com/p10382.htm#i103811.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Amelia Catherine Bischoffsheim." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13. https://www.thepeerage.com/p5560.htm#i55591.
  5. ↑ "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12 [of 20], Cols. 1a–4c [of 6] The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  6. ↑ "Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball (1897): photogravures by Walker & Boutall after various photographers." 1899. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait-list.php?set=515.
  7. ↑ "Amelia Catherine (née Bischoffsheim), Lady Fitzgerald as Marie Joséphe, Queen of Poland, A.D. 1737." Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158411/Amelia-Catherine-ne-Bischoffsheim-Lady-Fitzgerald-as-Marie-Josphe-Queen-of-Poland-AD-1737.
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