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Henrietta Howard (born Henrietta Hobart; 1689 – 26 July 1767) was a British courtier. She is known as the mistress of King George II of Great Britain. She was the sister of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire.
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk. Henrietta was the daughter of the irascible Sir Henry Hobart of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Joseph Maynard, an eminent judge. Her father was killed in a duel in 1698 and her mother died in 1701 at Gunnersbury House in Middlesex.
In 1731, following her brother-in-law’s death, Henrietta became Countess of Suffolk, and to reflect her new rank she was elevated from the position of woman of the bedchamber to mistress of the robes to Queen Caroline.
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk (c.1669 – 10 August 1715), formerly Lady Henrietta Somerset, was the second wife of Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk. Lady Henrietta Somerset was the daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, and his wife, the former Mary Capell.
English patron and mistress of King George II. Name variations: Countess of Suffolk; Lady Suffolk; Henrietta Hobart. Born Henrietta Hobart in Norfolk, England, in 1688 (some sources cite 1681); died on July 26, 1767, in Marble Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex; daughter of Sir John Hobart and Elizabeth Maynard (d. 1701); married Charles Howard (b ...
4 de ene. de 2021 · Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. This book provides an insight into the dynamics of the Georgian court, and reveals a woman who was far more than the mistress to the King: a dedicated patron of the arts; and, a lively and talented intellectual in her own right.
22 de jun. de 2018 · Henrietta Howard, afterwards Countess of Suffolk, was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline and mistress to George II. She was noted for her wit and intelligence and she corresponded with many intellectuals of the day, including not only Swift, but Horace Walpole, Alexander Pope and John Gay.
