Florence Barbara Marie Finnian; Maria Freiin von Sass; Barbara Maria Szász
Known for
an orphan who became a slave, explored the Nile, and died an English lady
Spouse
Sir Samuel Baker
Florence, Lady Baker, or Florence Barbara Marie Finnian: or Florica Maria Sas; or Maria Freiin von Sas; or Barbara Maria Szász (6 August 1841 – 11 March 1916) was a Hungarian-born British explorer. Born in Transylvania (then in the Kingdom of Hungary), she became an orphan when her parents and brother were murdered by the Romanian marauders led by Ioan Axente Sever and Simion Prodan who killed approximately 1000 predominantly Hungarian civilians in Nagyenyed on 8–9 January, 1849. She fled with the remains of the Hungarian army to the Ottoman Empire, to Vidin. Here she disappeared as child only to be seen in 1859 by Samuel Baker who rescued her. While Baker was visiting the Duke of Atholl on his shooting estate in Scotland, he befriended Maharaja Duleep Singh and in 1858–1859, the two partnered an extensive hunting trip in central Europe and the Balkans, via Frankfurt, Berlin, Vienna and Budapest. On the last part of the voyage, Baker and the Maharajah hired a wooden boat in Budapest, which was eventually abandoned on the frozen Danube. The two continued into Vidin where, to amuse the Maharajah, Baker went to the Vidin slave market. There, Baker fell in love with a white slave girl, Florence, destined for the Ottoman Pasha of Vidin. He was outbid by the Pasha but bribed the girl's attendants and they ran away in a carriage together and eventually she became his lover and wife and accompanied him everywhere he journeyed. They are reported to have married, most probably in Bucharest, before going to Dubrushka, but Sir Samuel certainly promised that they would go through another ceremony on their return to England – where they had a family wedding in 1865.
Together they went in search of the source of the River Nile and found Lake Albert. They journeyed to Samuel Baker's home in England where they were married and she became Lady Baker. She later returned to Africa with her husband to try and put down the slave trade. They both retired and died in Devon.
Florence, Lady Baker, or Florence Barbara Marie Finnian: or Florica Maria Sas; or Maria Freiin von Sas; or Barbara Maria Szász (6 August 1841 – 11 March...
Europe and Asia Minor. The new consul issued Baker's companion with a British passport under the name Florence Barbara Maria Finnian, although she was British...
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difficult achievement. Samuel Baker and FlorenceBaker were the first Europeans who definitely sighted the falls. Baker named them after Roderick Murchison...
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first episode of The Great Comic Relief Bake Off and was named as 'Star Baker'. The same year, she appeared in the 50th anniversary special of Doctor...
was prevalent in the region. Explorers and campaigners Samuel Baker and FlorenceBaker used the nearby island of Gondokoro as a base during their expeditions...
be owned by the Pasha of Vidin. Baker bribed her guards and took her with him, she eventually became FlorenceBaker, his wife and partner in the exploration...
The two ran away in a carriage together and eventually, as FlorenceBaker, she became Baker's lover and wife and accompanied him everywhere he journeyed...
played the lead role in the short-lived television sitcom Baker's Dozen as "FlorenceBaker", the no-nonsense captain of an undercover anti-crime unit...
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Troubleshooters Kirsten Hansen 2 episodes 1971 The Search for the Nile FlorenceBaker 2 episodes 1971 The Persuaders! Kristin Hansen Episode: "The Morning...
Brummel 1969 The Tree Sally Dunning 1972 Butterflies Are Free Mrs. FlorenceBaker 1974 Zandy's Bride Ma Allan 1975 The Hiding Place Katje 1976 Burnt Offerings...
countryside, the two explorers instead were welcomed by Samuel Baker and his wife FlorenceBaker, who greeted them with a cup of tea. In 1874 Charles George...
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visited by Samuel and FlorenceBaker, British explorers and anti-slavery campaigners, from 25 April 1872 to 14 June 1873. The Baker expedition was forced...
monologues, and he became well known in the Bolton area. He married FlorenceBaker in 1943, and they had two daughters, Lynne and Anne. He turned professional...
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in South America. In the 19th century Ida Pfeiffer, Alexine Tinne, FlorenceBaker, Mary French Sheldon, Mary Henrietta Kingsley and Marianne North followed...
MFCA in 1862. It was more thoroughly explored by Samuel and FlorenceBaker in 1863–4. Baker named the falls Murchison Falls after the geologist Roderick...
Steel In 1869, Baker was married to Florence Tucker Baker, a daughter of Benjamin Franklin Baker and Sophronia J. (nee Whitney) Baker. Together, they...
The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of Florence, Italy, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta...
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