Frances Glanville Boscawen [ Aristocracy / Art and Literature ]
… inheritance on her marriage. 1 In 1742, she married the younger son of Hugh Boscawen, Viscount Falmouth, Captain Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), who had begun a promising career in the navy and became a Member of Parliament that year. Throughout their marriage, Edward Boscawen’s naval successes – he was promoted to rear-admiral in 1747 – also meant that he was frequently absent for months or even years, taking part in various dangerous battles during the Seven Years’ War. 2 As a young wife, and quickly also a young mother, Frances Boscawen suffered bitterly when parted from her …
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