| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Gardiner |
| Forenames | Marguerite |
| Pre Title | Lady |
| Title | Countess of Blessington |
| Epithet | Novelist and writer |
| Dates | 1789-1849 |
| Gender Identity | Female |
| Biography | Born Margaret Power, in 1804 she was forcibly married at 15 to Captain Maurice St Leger Farmer (d 1817). The marriage was an unhappy one and the couple parted ways after only 3 months. In 1818 she married Charles John Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington. With Lord Blessington she travelled on the continent, meeting Byron amongst others. The Earl died in 1829, after which Lady Blessington supplemented her income with her writing. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Gardiner; Lady; Marguerite (1789-1849); Countess of Blessington; Novelist and writer |
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