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Andrew Robinson Stoney, later renamed Andrew Robinson Stoney-Bowes (1747–1810), was an Anglo-Irish member of parliament, high sheriff, and criminal. Stoney grew up at Greyfort House, Borrisokane, County Tipperary in Ireland, son of George Stoney and Elizabeth Johnston.
Andrew Robinson Stoney, poi Andrew Robinson Stoney Bowes (1747 – 16 giugno 1810), è stato un ufficiale irlandese. La sua vita dissoluta e criminale ispirò William Makepeace Thackeray che la tradusse nel romanzo Le memorie di Barry Lyndon .
27 mar 2017 · Before she could marry her soon-to-be second husband, a man named Andrew Robinson Stoney came into the picture and changed Bowes’ life for the worse.
Referred to by some as "The Unhappy Countess", she was a prominent heiress, who inherited a vast fortune. Her husbands were the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Anglo-Irishman Andrew Robinson Stoney, the latter of whom treated her very cruelly during their marriage.
The last part of the story, concerning Redmond Barry's tumultuous relationship with Lady Lyndon, is inspired by the life of Andrew Robinson Stoney-Bowes, a type of character that the English commonly call a "Rake" or "Rakehell", meaning a gambler, debaucher, reveller, and indebted person.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1844
27 mar 2017 · Andrew Robinson Stoney was sentenced to only three years in prison after being found guilty of assault. Bowes proceeded with divorce as he sat behind bars, where he still did his best to make things as difficult as possible for his wife.
1 giorno fa · She married secondly an adventurer called Andrew Robinson Stoney, who changed his name to Bowes. But the marriage was not happy due to his ill treatment of her. She instituted divorce proceedings in 1785 but he then abducted her. However, she was rescued and he was sent to prison.
