Mary Carleton

Mary Carleton
Born
Mary Moders

(1642-08-11)11 August 1642
Died22 January 1673(1673-01-22) (aged 30)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Resting placeSt Martin's Churchyard, London, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesMary Stedman
Known forMarriage fraud
Criminal statusExecuted
Spouses
  • Thomas Stedman
John Carleton
(m. 1663)
Children2 (died in infancy)
Conviction(s)Petty theft
Returning from penal transportation
Criminal penaltyDeath

Mary Carleton (born Mary Moders; 11 August 1642 – 22 January 1673) was an English socialite and fraudster who became famous for using a number of false identities, such as a German princess, to marry and defraud upper-class men.


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