About Maud Gonne: Relationship, Net Worth, Age, Ethnicity, Salary



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Maud Gonne was born on December 21, 1865, in Bedford Park, London, England. Her father, Edward Gonne, was an Irish officer in the British Army, and her mother, Anna Milward, was a Englishwoman. Maud had two sisters: Anna and Kathleen. Maud was educated at home by her mother and governesses. She later attended a finishing school in London.

Maud became interested in politics and Irish nationalism at a young age. In 1882, she met Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Parnell inspired Maud to work for the independence of Ireland. In 1889, she founded Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Ireland), a women’s nationalist organization.

Maud Gonne was an accomplished writer and journalist. She wrote for various publications, including The Irish Times and The Nation. She also wrote plays and poetry. In 1901, she published A Servant of the Queen, a collection of poems about Ireland.

Maud Gonne was also an active campaigner for women’s rights. She was a member of the Irish Women’s Franchise League and the Women’s Social and Political Union. She campaigned for the right of women to vote and to hold public office.

In 1903, Maud Gonne married Major John MacBride. The couple had two sons: Sean and Owen. Sean MacBride would go on to become a prominent politician and diplomat.

Maud Gonne and John MacBride divorced in 1918. Maud later married William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet and Nobel laureate. The couple had no children.

Maud Gonne died on April 27, 1953, in Paris, France. She was 87 years old.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia