Maria Molyneux, Countess of Sefton
Maria Molyneux, Countess of Sefton (26 April 1769 – 9 March 1851), was the wife of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton.
She was one of the seven of children of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Berkeley; her parents separated in 1780 and her mother, a writer, went to live in France.
She married Molyneux, then Viscount Sefton, in 1792, and they had four sons and six daughters:
She became well known as one of the Lady Patronesses of Almack's Assembly Rooms in London, a prestigious venue during the Regency era.
As such, she was described in the "Reminiscences of Captain Gronow" as "kind and amiable".
The earl was a friend of the Prince Regent (the future King George IV) and it was through the Seftons that Maria Fitzherbert, who was related to the earl, first met the prince in 1784.
As a senior patroness of Almack's, the countess was well-placed to help Mrs Fitzherbert gain her entrance into London society.
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William Craven, 6th Baron Craven
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He was the son of Rev John Craven of Staunton Lacy, Shropshire and succeeded his uncle, William Craven, as Baron Craven in 1769.
In 1775, he built Benham Park at the site of Benham Valence in Speen, Berkshire where he lived with his wife, Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, until she left him in 1780 to travel in Europe.
They had issue of three sons and four daughters.
After his death on 27 September 1791 at age 53 in Lausanne, Switzerland, she married the Margrave of Anspach.
It was Lord Craven who, in 1780, built the original Cottage at what is now an English Premier League stadium Craven Cottage, Fulham.
His children were:
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He was the grandfather of John Wesley( founder of Methodism).
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Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton
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