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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, Condessa de Suffolk (1689 – 26 de Julho de 1767) foi uma amante do rei Jorge II da Grã-Bretanha. Biografia. Henrietta era filha de Sir Henry Hobart, 4.º Baronete, um proprietário rural assassinado
Henrietta Howard. Henrietta Howard overcame personal adversity to become an important figure in Georgian court society and a member of a dynamic circle of writers, poets and politicians. Lived: 1689–1767; Field: Patron of the arts
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.
Henrietta Howard was one of England's most notable royal mistresses but made her mark as a patron of letters and the arts. The daughter of a minor aristocrat, Henrietta was one of three children orphaned young, after their father died in 1698 and their mother in 1701.
4 de jan. 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.
