William Henry Hanover, 1st Duke of Gloucester, child of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, strayed from his wife Maria Walpole long enough to have an illegitimate child by Lady Almeria named Louisa Maria la Coast. William Henry's 3 legitimate children did not produce offspring, but Louisa Maria la Coast made up for them by having 13, 12 of whom reached adulthood.
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ca. 1555 Caterina de' Medici by ? (Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze, Toscana, Italy)
Maria Francisca Pignatelli and Gonzaga, Duchess of Medinaceli by Anton Raphael Mengs (location unknown to gogm)
1785 Lady Almeria Carpenter by Richard Cosway (Sphinx Fine Art)
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