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Henrietta Hobart, daughter of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Bart., married in 1706 Charles Howard, afterward 9th Earl of Suffolk (1675-1733). She was the acknowledged mistress of the Prince of Wales (afterward George II), and a Lady of the Bedchamber to his wife, Princess (later Queen) Caroline.
1 de feb. de 2019 · Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. In March, renowned writer and historian Tracy Borman will be giving a talk to provide a fascinating insight into the Georgian court and reveal a woman who was far more than mistress to the king. Howard was a dedicated patron of […]
1 de sept. de 2007 · Henrietta Howard Berkeley, Countess of Suffolk, is an inherently interesting person in many ways--an intelligent woman, trapped in a brutal marriage, surrounded by predatory people who wanted to use her, a friend to some of the most interesting literary people of her time (Swift--until he turned against her, as he did with almost everybody eventually--Pope, Gay, Horace Walpole)-- but what's ...
Life. Michael Howard was born on 27 March 1935, the son of Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, and Chicago -born actress and ballet dancer Mimi Forde Pigott. [1] He succeeded his father in 1941, when his father was killed by a bomb he was attempting to defuse. He was briefly educated at Winchester College, but left after a year.
Acquisition of a painting of George II's celebrated mistress, Henrietta Howard (1688-1767), hostess Portrait of Henrietta, 9th Countess of Suffolk by Jervas | National Heritage Memorial Fund Skip to main content
Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. Described by Swift as a consummate courtier who packed away her 'private virtues...like cloaths in a chest', by Pope as 'so very reasonable, so unmov'd', and by the world at large as 'the Swiss' (due to her apparent neutrality), she remains as fascinating and perplexing today as she was ...
Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a victim of adultery; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism.
