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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
Learn about Henrietta Howard, who rose from a troubled childhood to become a mistress to the Prince of Wales and a friend of poets and writers. Discover how she built Marble Hill, a cultural and political hub in 18th-century London.
Learn about the life and achievements of Henrietta Howard, a mistress of George II and a patron of the arts. Discover how she built Marble Hill House, a Palladian villa in Twickenham, and her circle of friends and admirers.
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.
30 de mar. de 2022 · Marble Hill was built in the 1720s for Henrietta Howard, who overcame a difficult childhood and disastrous first marriage to become a remarkable figure in Georgian court society. The villa is an important and relatively rare example of a house built for and by a woman in Georgian England.
Discover the history of this English Palladian villa and its gardens beside the Thames, from its origins in the 1720s as a retreat from court life for Henrietta Howard to the present day.
