Still going! Still clearing Fritz's valet/chamberlain Fredersdorf's name from the calumny enshrined in wikipedia that he was dismissed for financial irregularities!
This was his resolution never to appoint an Englishman to an Irish benefice.
That's impressive, and I see why the Irish were so taken with him!
best known as Bess Foster, and when I came across her in this biography, I thought, OMG, Bess Foster is a Hervey, that explains so much.
Never heard of her, but now I'm glad I found this book, so I could learn about her and you could realize who she's related to!
But when she needed him? Zilch. Nothing. Rien. Not as much as offering to let her live in one of his many houses, or asking one of his friends to accept her as a companion, or inviting her to live with him. Or anything.
Wow. Definitely a complicated man. Hero to the Irish and deadbeat dad indeed.
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Re: Frederick Hervey: Hero to the Irish and Deadbeat Dad
That's impressive, and I see why the Irish were so taken with him!
best known as Bess Foster, and when I came across her in this biography, I thought, OMG, Bess Foster is a Hervey, that explains so much.
Never heard of her, but now I'm glad I found this book, so I could learn about her and you could realize who she's related to!
But when she needed him? Zilch. Nothing. Rien. Not as much as offering to let her live in one of his many houses, or asking one of his friends to accept her as a companion, or inviting her to live with him. Or anything.
Wow. Definitely a complicated man. Hero to the Irish and deadbeat dad indeed.