Marie Fox
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This albumen print of Princess Marie, produced around 1872, was acquired by Queen Victoria and is now part of the Royal Collection.
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| Born | 21 December 1850 Paris |
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| Died | 26 December 1878 (aged 28) Schloss Burgstall, Styria |
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| Spouse | Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein | ||||
| Issue | Princess Sophie, Mrs. Ürményi Princess Julie Princess Henriette Princess Marie, Countess of Meran, Baroness of Brandhofen |
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| Father | Unknown Henry Edward Fox, 4th Baron Holland (adoptive) |
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| Mother | Victoire Magny Lady Mary Augusta Coventry (adoptive) |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Marie "Mary" Henriette Adélaïde |
Princess Marie "Mary" Henriette Adélaïde of Liechtenstein (née Fox; 21 December 1850 – 26 December 1878) was a French-born British writer. A foundling, she was adopted by the and eventually married into the Princely House of Liechtenstein.
The future princess was born in Paris (though some sources wrongly say she was born in Florence) on 21 December 1850 (though some sources wrongly say she was born in January 1851). Her mother's name was given as Frenchwoman Victoire Magny of Soissons, but the identity of her father was unspecified. She was baptised at the Church of St. Augustine as Marie Henriette Adélaïde.
When she was three months old, she was found by a physician called Dr. Séguin, who arranged for her to be adopted by Henry Fox, 4th Baron Holland, and his wife, the former Lady Mary Coventry. Lord and Lady Holland had no biological children of their own, having gone through two stillbirths and one short-lived child. Lady Holland was in her late thirties and Lord Holland insisted on adopting the girl. Her biological paternity remains a mystery; one rumour had it that she was her adoptive father's biological daughter born by his servant.
Following the adoption, she was assigned to a nurse at Fontenay-aux-Roses and then a nanny, Madame Marque, before moving to her parents' residence, Holland House, London, in June 1853. Fox grew up unaware of her background. Her adoptive father died in 1859. As she approached her eighteenth birthday and marriageable age, her adoptive mother's legal advisor strongly recommended disclosing the information about the adoption to her. Lady Holland complied, but her own lack of full knowledge about the matter continued to pose problems. All people who knew the truth about the identity of her biological parents had died by then. Marie eventually became estranged from her adoptive mother. Her adoptive paternal aunt, Lady Lilford, wrote in 1867: "Marie is much grown and improved. She is a very nice and affectionate girl, and has been thoroughly well educated."
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