Mary de Bode

Mary de Bode born Mary Kynnersley was born in Loxley Hall, Staffordshire. She became a baroness by marriage. She became rich when her husband was given estates in north-west France, but her prospects were ruined by the French Revolution. She only escaped with her life and that of her family. Her British roots were the basis of an unsuccessful court case to receive compensation for their lost lands which ran for about 46 years.

Life

She was the fourth daughter of Penelope Wheeler and Thomas Kynnersley, the owners of Loxley Hall. He was a Catholic and she a member of the Church of England. The Baroness wrote a large number of letters

Death and legacy She died in 1812 in Moscow. Her eldest son Clement, and afterwards his son, tried but failed for about 46 years

William S. Childe-Pemberton wrote her biography The Baroness de Bode, 1775-1803 which was published in 1900.