Gregory Steele

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Gregory Steele
Portrayed by
Full Name Gregory Steele
Title Earl of Carrington
Associated Noble House(s) Earldom of Carrington
Date of Birth ~ 1770
Father Bartholomew Steele
Father's Rank Earl
Mother
Mother's Rank Countess
Town Residence Carrington House/Steele House
Income
School
University
Year Attained Title
Year of Marriage 1807
Spouse Katharine Grafton
Spouse's Rank Marquess' daughter
Issue None

Gregory Steele was the second Earl of Carrington and the late husband of Katharine Steele, who was nearly twenty years younger than him. He married her very soon in her first season. Despite appearances to the contrary, the marriage was not a happy one, for while the earl showered his bride with gifts, he had not dismissed his mistress of several years as he had promised to do.

Family

  • Father: Bartholomew Steele
  • Mother:
  • Wife: Katharine Steele
  • Brother: Gideon Steele (b. 1773)
  • Nephew: George Steele

Scandal and Death

Whilst in the middle of a passionate meeting with Mademoiselle Moreau in a carriage one summer afternoon at the beginning of the 1810 Season, the earl suffered an apparent heart attack. In the midst of his death throes, he presumably flailed around the carriage so much that he landed forcefully on the door, which flew open and dumped the half-naked earl in the middle of Grosvenor Square. The incident quickly became fodder for the gossip sheets, having been witnessed by many of Society's most prominent members. Upon his death, the Earldom passed to Gregory's younger brother, Gideon.