Mary Fox (née FitzPatrick) (1746-1778) 2nd Baroness Holland, was a daughter of John FitzPatrick, and wife of

Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland of Holland and 2nd Baron Holland of Foxley (20 February 1745 – 26 December 1774) of Holland House in Kensington, Middlesex, was a British peer. Biography Lord Holland was the eldest son of Henry Fox, 1st Baron ...

, whom she married on 20 April 1766. They had one son, the notable

Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, and 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley PC (21 November 1773 – 22 October 1840), was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century. A grandson of Henry F ...

born at Winterslow House,

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, on 21 November 1773. She was the sister of

John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory FRS DL (2 May 1745 – 13 February 1818), styled 'Lord Gowran' from 1751 to 1758, was an Irish peer and member of parliament. Biography John FitzPatrick was born on 2 May 1745, the son of John FitzPa ...

; the Hon. General

Richard FitzPatrick General Richard FitzPatrick (24 January 174825 April 1813), styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, and Whig politician. He sat in the British House of Commons for 39 years from 1774 to 1813, and was a "sworn b ...

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(who also served twice as

Secretary at War The Secretary at War was a political position in the English and later British government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army, but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran the War Office. Afte ...

), and Louisa FitzPatrick Petty, 1st Marchioness of Lansdowne.

References

External links

Fitzpatrick - Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society

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1746 births 1778 deaths British baronesses Daughters of Irish earls {{GB-baron-stub