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Kitty Fisher

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The Resume

    (circa 1738-March 1767)
    Born in United Kingdom
    Birth name was Catherine Maria Fisher
    Aspiring actress/courtesan
    Earned 12,000 pounds a year
    Mentioned in the nursery rhyme Lucy Locket ('Lucy Locket lost her pocket/Kitty Fisher found it')

Why she might be annoying:

    Most of her early life, including her date of birth, is a mystery.
    When Lady Coventry asked her who had made her dress, she replied that Lady Coventry should ask her husband, since the dress was a gift from him.
    When the Duke of York paid her 50 pounds, which was less than half her usual fee, she threw him out of bed, then ate the bank note on a slice of bread.
    She reportedly died from the effects of using lead-based cosmetics.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was a favorite model of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
    She married the son of a Member of Parliament and retired to his family's estate in Benenden, England.
    She was popular with the people of Benenden, due to her generosity to the poor.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying