Lady Mary Wellesley

Lady Mary Wellesley
Born	Mary Luise Wellesley (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 38)
Education	Lincoln College, Oxford University College, London
Occupation	Historian
Parent(s)	Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington Princess Antonia of Prussia

Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (born 16 December 1986) is a British writer and historian specialising in Medieval studies. She has authored two books, Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers and The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts.

Early life, family, and education

Lady Mary Wellesley was born in 1986 to Charles Wellesley, Marquess of Douro and Princess Antonia of Prussia.[1] Her godmother was Diana, Princess of Wales.[1] She studied English language and literature at Lincoln College, Oxford and obtained a doctorate from University College, London in 2017.[2][3]

Career

Wellesley is an associate fellow at the University of London's Institute of Historical Research and an associate member of the English faculty at Oxford University.[2][3]

As a medievalist, she has studied and written about England during the 15th century.[4][5] Wellesley has also written about Francis of Assisi and people of the Victorian period, including Thomas Hardy.[6][7]

In 2023, Wellesley authored two books, Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers[8] and The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts.[9][10]

Lines of succession
Preceded by Nancy Montagu	Line of succession to the British throne descendant of Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria	Succeeded by Lady Charlotte Wellesley

References

1. "OUR AUNTIE DIANA; Young ones who held a special place in the Princess's heart. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
2. "Mary Wellesley | Institute of Historical Research, University of London - Academia.edu". history.academia.edu.
3. "About | Mary Wellesley".
4. Wellesley, Mary (2019-05-23). "This place is pryson". London Review of Books. Vol. 41, no. 10. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
5. Wellesley, Mary (2022-06-10). "Mary Wellesley | On Cravings". LRB Blog. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
6. Wellesley, Mary (July 27, 2023). "Mary Wellesley · At the National Gallery: St Francis of Assisi". London Review of Books. 45 (15) – via www.lrb.co.uk.
7. Wellesley, Mary (April 25, 2023). "Podcast: Mary Wellesley and Mark Ford · Thomas Hardy's Medieval Mind". London Review of Books.
8. "Linda Porter - Spirit of Parchment". Literary Review. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
9. Magazine, Smithsonian; Solly, Meilan. "The Unheralded Women Scribes Who Brought Medieval Manuscripts to Life". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
10. DeGroot, Gerard (2023-12-21). "Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers by Mary Wellesley review — secrets and scribes". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-21.