Marie Louise Mignot on his homosexuality. She refused to follow Voltaire to the court of Frederick II of Prussia but moved with him to Les Délices in Geneva and then to Ferney, where they lived as a couple (though Voltaire was in love with her, they never married) until Voltaire's death in 1778, on which she inherited the majority of his estate. However, preferring Paris society, she sold off the château to move back to Paris. Marie Louise Mignot Marie Louise Mignot (1712–1790) was a French literary figure. She was the daughter of Voltaire's sister, Catherine Arouet (1686–1726) and her husband Pierre-François Mignot
Boltwood (All-England cricketer, 1778) Boltwood (All-England cricketer, 1778) Boltwood (first name and dates unknown) was an English first-class cricketer who made a single known appearance for All-England against Chertsey at Laleham Burway on 10–11 September 1778. Boltwood scored 34 runs with a highest score of 27. Boltwood may have played in the return match at the Artillery Ground on 15 September, but no details of that match have survived. As Boltwood had established his reputation by 1778, he must have been active for some years previously. Very few players were mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other references to Boltwood.