Mary Baker was an English impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo, Baker pretended to come from a far-off island kingdom and fooled a British town for some months.

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Occupation: aristocrat
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: November 11, 1791
Died: December 24, 1864

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandcountry of citizenship

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Mary Baker was an English impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo, Baker pretended to come from a far-off island kingdom and fooled a British town for some months.

Read the full article →

Occupation: aristocrat
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: November 11, 1791
Died: December 24, 1864

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandcountry of citizenship