Marietta Lovejoy
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| Portrayed by Olivia Ross | |
| Full Name | Marietta Jane Lovejoy |
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| Associated Noble House(s) | Barony of Finchingfield |
| Date of Birth | 1785 |
| Father | Edward Thraxton |
| Father's Rank | Gentry |
| Mother | Clara Thraxton |
| Mother's Rank | Gentry |
| Town Residence | ??? |
| Year of Debut | 1802 |
| Dowry | £10,000 |
| Year of Marriage | 1803 |
| Spouse | John Lovejoy |
| Spouse's Rank | Baron |
| Issue | Jonathan (b.1805) |
Marietta Lovejoy is the third wife of John Lovejoy, the seventy-six-year-old Baron of Finchingfield, a long-standing friend of her father's. She is a played character created by Ellie and played by Liz.
She had hoped to marry better, indeed her mother had assured her that with looks like hers she could well be a duchess. However, it was not to be. The baron's first wife had provided him with a son and a daughter, his second with no children at all, and his son was so sickly he was sure that he required a spare. An arrangement was settled with Mr. Thraxton and Marietta became Baroness Finchingfield, dutifully providing him with one son and no more. She is waiting for her husband to die so that she might begin to live the life she had hoped for.
Marietta was educated at Miss Pirbright's. She is part of a group that calls themselves the Bluebirds. Other group members include (but are not limited to) Frances Howard, Liselle Peltenham, Lettice Haywood, Eugenia Burnett and Virginia Lang. She is closest to Lady Frances -- insofar as anyone can say they are close to Lady Frances.