People/CharactersElizabeth Sneyd

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Works (1)

Titles	Order
How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain's Most Ineligible Bachelor and his Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate by Wendy Moore	later Edgeworth

Character description

Description

Elizabeth Sneyd (1753–1797) was the younger sister of Honora Sneyd, the second wife of Richard Lovell Edgeworth. Honora died of tuberculosis, and on her deathbed begged her husband to marry Elizabeth.

The Sneyds had not been terribly pleased with Honora's marriage to Edgeworth, and they vehemently opposed his marrying Elizabeth. It was questionable if it was even legal for a man to marry his sister-in-law. Their first attempt to be married failed when the cleric changed his mind and refused to perform the ceremony.

They did eventually marry and produced 9 children in addition to the 6 that Edgeworth already had from his first two marriages. Edgeworth was widowed for a third time when Elizabeth died in 1797.

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History

Related awards

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

Library Journal Top Ten Book

Related places

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK

London, England, UK

Edgeworthstown, County Longford, Ireland

Helpers

PuddinTame (9), descartes2 (1)

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