Montagu, Mary Wortley (1689 - 1762)
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| Short name | Montagu, Mary Wortley |
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| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/7394587/ |
| First name | Mary |
| Birth name | Wortley Montagu |
| Married name | , |
| Alternative name | Lady Montagu — Lady Mary Pierrepont |
| Date of birth | 1689 |
| Date of death | 1762 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Holme Pierrepont Hall |
| Place of death | London |
| Lived in | Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , Constantinople , Venice , England |
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| Mother | Lady Mary Pierrepont |
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| Father | Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull |
| Children | |
| Religion / ideology | Protestant |
| Education | Educated at home, Self-educated |
| Aristocratic title | Lady |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | Writer, poet, medical pioneer |
| Algarotti, Francesco | Living together | |
| Montagu, Pierrepont | Married |
Montagu, Mary Wortley was ...
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| Place(s) of Residence | Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-1761) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , Constantinople (1716-1718) , Venice (1739-None) , England |
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Receptions of Montagu, Mary Wortley, the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
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| Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley | 1725 | is portrait of | |
| ZZ*Letter mentioning Lady Montagu (à D'Hermenches) | Charrière, Isabelle de | 1764 | comments on person |
| *Remark in private letter | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | 1767 | comments on person |
| *Art. in Algemeene Konst- en Letterbode | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1803 | comments on person |
| Leevensberigt van Mejuffrouw Mary Wortley Montagu | Unknown translator (to be identified) | 1805 | is obituary of |
| Les femmes illustres de l'Europe The glorious women of Europe | Drohojowska, Antoinette-Joséphine-Françoise-Anne | 1822 | is biography of |
| Ueber die Kinderblattern About chicken pox | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1824 | - |
| *Mention in Art. in De Gids | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1838 | - |
| Engelske forfatterinder English Authoresses | Horn, Erik Frederik Barth | 1858 | comments on person |
| *Mention in Art. in De Gids | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1863 | - |
| *Mention in Art. in De Gids | Reinhart Pieter Dozy | 1865 | - |
| Lady Montague over Rotterdam | Henriette van *S. | 1876 | comments on person |
| *Mention in Art. in De Gids | J. A. F. L. van Heeckeren | 1885 | - |
| Kvindesagen The Woman Question | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1888 | comments on person |
| *The social advancement of women in this century | Millicent Fawcett | 1888 | comments on person |
| Märkvärdiga qvinnor. Serie 1, Utländska qvinnor. Remarkable women. Series 1, Foreign women | Fries, Ellen | 1890 | is biography of |
| *Review article on Montagu | Caminer Turra, Elisabetta | None | comments on person |
MENTIONED IN: - Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 611.
Married (to Edward Wortley Montagu, 1712), separated in 1739. 1 son: Edward Wortley Montagu the younger, and 1 daughter: Mary Countess of Bute.
Letter writer; traveled to Turkey. Translator from Ancient Greek.
Collaborated with:
- Writer, courtier and memoirist John Hervey (friend).
- Writer Alexander Pope (admirer, but they later publicly fell out).