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Maria Gunning
b.1733
d.30 Sep 1760
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Name Maria Gunning
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1733
Marriage to George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry
Death[1] 30 Sep 1760
Reference Number? Q601461?


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Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry (née Gunning; 1733 – 30 September 1760) was a famous Irish beauty and London society hostess during the reign of King George II. She died at a young age due to lead and mercury poisoning—the toxins were used in her beauty regimen.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Maria Gunning, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.