Is Edith richer than Mary?

In the end Edith outranks all in their family, she is now a marchioness, higher than Cora (a countess), her grandmother (dowager countess), Robert (a earl), Rose (the wife of the future lord sinderby), Isobel (now Lady Merton), Rosamound (earl daughter), Mary (earl daughter).
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Is Edith higher rank than Mary?

I'm rewatching the show and honestly I find the fact that Edith outranks Mary in the end even more frustrating than the first time I watched the show. She does nothing but whine, wallow in self-pity and make god-awful decisions throughout the show and then she's "rewarded" for it and it just bugs me so much.
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Who is older Mary or Edith?

Julian Fellowes announced that in 1912, Mary Crawley was 21, Edith 20, and Sybil 17. Sybil was 24 when she died, making Mary 28, and Edith 27. Mary had her baby at age 29.
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Who has the highest rank in Downton Abbey?

The five ranks, in descending order, are:
  • duke/duchess.
  • marquess/marchioness.
  • earl/countess.
  • viscount/viscountess.
  • baron/baroness.
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Are Edith and Mary sisters?

Edith was considering marrying Bertie Pelham and, because his cousin conveniently dropped dead in Tangiers, she would become a Marquess, meaning Edith would wind up the most landed member of the Crawley family. This, as you might imagine, didn't sit well with her older, awful sister Mary.
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Is Mary jealous of Edith?

She was a editor and her own London flat and was due to become a very high lady and Mary was incredibly jealous. Her snippet of hatred to Edith was growing and you can see how much the attention was going towards Edith because all that Mary was an widow and an agent.
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Does Mary know about Marigold?

Mary- Mary grew suspicious about Marigold when she heard a puzzling remark about the child being a family secret between Cora and Violet and she tried getting answers out of Tom and Anna but they said nothing but they knew. In the end she figured it out and forced Tom to confirm the truth with her.
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Does Lord Grantham have an illegitimate son?

She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of O'Brien and Lord Grantham – and the rightful heir to the house.
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Who is the most popular character in Downton Abbey?

The snooty but endlessly witty Dowager Countess of Grantham, played by national treasure Maggie Smith, tops most people's favourite Downton character lists.
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How long was Edith in Switzerland?

The 2013 Christmas Special (early summer 1923) opens with Ivy saying that Edith just came back from 8 months away in Switzerland.
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Who gets Edith pregnant?

Downton Abbey bombshell: Lady Edith discovers she is pregnant with married Michael Gregson's child.
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Who was the most beautiful Crawley sister?

Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockerey)

The eldest of the three girls, and the most beautiful and self-assured, is Lady Mary Crawley who knows her worth.
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Why doesn't Edith have a lady's maid?

Maybe Edith's lady's maid is new and she doesn't quite trust her to do her best when she's going to be seeing the King and Queen. So Edith gave her lady's maid time off for the duration of Edith's trip to Downton.
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Who is better Mary or Edith?

In the end Edith outranks all in their family, she is now a marchioness, higher than Cora (a countess), her grandmother (dowager countess), Robert (a earl), Rose (the wife of the future lord sinderby), Isobel (now Lady Merton), Rosamound (earl daughter), Mary (earl daughter).
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Is Lord Grantham royalty?

Even though George is Robert's grandson, he is still heir presumptive rather than heir apparent since he can still hypothetically be displaced by a son of Robert and Cora, or, if Robert were to remarry for some reason, a son of his by his other wife.
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What rank is a dowager?

A dowager is a widow who holds a title or property—a "dower"—derived from her deceased husband. As an adjective, dowager usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles. In popular usage, the noun dowager may refer to any elderly widow, especially one of wealth and dignity or autocratic manner.
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How much did a footman get paid?

His salary was around 30 pounds ($3,200) a year. Many footman's salaries were based one how tall they were rather than how well they did their work. The taller and more impressive they were the more they received.
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Who inherits Downton Abbey?

Lord Robert has no sons, and an “entail” keeps any of his daughters from inheriting his great estate and mansion: Downton Abbey. Robert's heir is Matthew Crawley, a distant cousin. Matthew will someday inherit both the earl's title and his real estate, thanks to the entail.
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Does Tom Branson remarry in Downton Abbey?

Fans will also have been delighted to see that chauffeur Tom has found love again as he appears to remarry in wedding scenes that see him and maid Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) tie the knot. Tom married into the aristocratic Crawley family only to be devastated by the death of his first wife, Lady Sybil.
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Does Lord Grantham sleep with Jane?

SPOILER ALERT: Downstairs comes upstairs as Downton's Earl has secret bedroom tryst with his new maid. Things are about to get steamy at the Grantham country house in Downton Abbey. Viewers will see the Earl of Grantham commit the ultimate betrayal as he shares a steamy kiss with his maid, Jane, on Sunday night.
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What surgery did Mary Crawley have?

Mrs. Crawley directing the withdrawal of fluid from around the heart of a local farmer. Mrs. Patmore's successful cataract surgery.
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Why was Edith mad at Bertie?

Edith debates on whether to accept Bertie Pelham because he is now the new Marquess of Hexham due to his cousin Peter's unfortunate death in Tangiers. Everyone is delighted except for Mary, who plans revenge on her sister.
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What happens to Marigold on Downton Abbey?

After Edith and Bertie were married, Marigold would later move to Brancaster Castle in Northumberland, which was the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hexham, where she would grow up (along with a nanny). It was presumed that she would make frequent visits to Downton, to be with her mother's family.
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Does Edith expose Mary?

Edith exposed Mary's tragic tryst with the Turkish diplomat

In a shocking turn of events, Pamuk unexpectedly dies in Mary's bed, and when Edith inevitably finds out, she writes to the Turkish ambassador to tell him what really happened. The rumor spreads like wildfire, and Mary is soon ostracized from high society.
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