Maria Anne FitzherbertAge: 811756–1837
- Name
- Maria Anne Fitzherbert
- Given names
- Maria Anne
- Surname
- Fitzherbert
| Birth | 1756 |
| Australian History | 1770 (Age 14) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Marriage | George Augustus Frederick Hanover - View family 1785 (Age 29) |
| Australian History | 1788 (Age 32) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 34) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 36) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 (Age 41) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 42) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 47) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 48) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 52) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 61) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 62) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 68) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 69) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 72) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 73) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Death of a husband | 26 June 1830 (Age 74) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
husband -
George Augustus Frederick Hanover
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| Australian History | 1830 (Age 74) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 75) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 76) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 77) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 79) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 80) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Death | 1837 (Age 81) |
| Family with George Augustus Frederick Hanover - View family |
| husband |
Birth 12 August 1762 24 18 London, England Death 26 June 1830 (Age 67) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England |
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-7 years herself |
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
Birth 1756 Death 1837 (Age 81) |
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Marriage: 1785 |
| George Augustus Frederick Hanover + Caroline Amelia … Of BruNew South Walesick - View family |
| husband |
Birth 12 August 1762 24 18 London, England Death 26 June 1830 (Age 67) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England |
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5 years husband's wife |
Caroline Amelia … Of BruNew South Walesick
Birth 1768 30 Death 1821 (Age 53) |
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Marriage: 8 April 1795 — Chapel Royal, St James Palace, England |
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9 months #1 step-daughter |
Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover
Birth 7 January 1796 33 28 Carlton House, London, England Death 6 November 1817 (Age 21) Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England |