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After Lord Mansfield's death in March 1793, Belle, now aged 32, married Jean Louis Charles Davinière (anglicized to John Davinier) on 5 December 1793 at St George's, Hanover Square. Their wedding was witnessed by John Coventry and Martha Darnell (a dairy maid from Kenwood).
May 5, 2014 · Her husband: She did marry a man named John Davinier but he was not a lawyer, he was a valet. The filmmakers chose to make him a lawyer to serve as a foil to Lord Mansfield in the...
Dec 20, 2023 · John Davinier, the husband of Dido Elizabeth Belle, played a significant role in the life of the mixed-race daughter of a British naval officer and an enslaved African woman.
Jun 25, 2014 · John and Dido Davinier. John and Dido didn’t actually marry until 1793, ten years after the events of the film. So Dido continued to live at Kenwood, looking after Lord Mansfield with her two aunts. Once married, they moved to Pimlico, at that time on the very edge of London.
May 5, 2014 · An elegantly rendered costume drama that opened Friday, Belle tells a true story only lately becoming better known in Britain and remarkable in its details: An illegitimate biracial child, Dido...
Oct 15, 2020 · Dido married Frenchman John Davinier and they had three children: twins Charles and John, born in 1795, and William Thomas in 1802. William and Charles were both employed by the East India Company . Their baptism records can be found in our Westminster parish records and their careers are detailed in our historical newspapers.
Jun 13, 2014 · Matters are complicated by the arrival of John Davinier (Sam Reid), the son of a local clergyman. Ambitious and wide-eyed, John wants to try to rise in station, training with Lord Mansfied to become a lawyer.
In 1788, Lord Mansfield died bequeathing Dido £500 with a £100 annuity. A few months later Dido married a French steward called John Davinier and the pair had three sons, which they raised in London.
John Davinier. 1. Belle. Photo Credit: Everett Collection. Character Analysis. (Avoiding Spoilers) Overview... a lawyer’s apprentice with a strong moral code. In hopes of pursuing a career in law, John becomes apprenticed to a wealthy judge named Lord Mansfield.
Jul 6, 2016 · Little is known about Belle’s life after Kenwood. She married John Davinier – a law student in “Belle” but a steward in real life, and the son of the local Reverend in Hampstead.
