Suffolk, Henrietta Hobart Howard, Countess of, 1688?-1767
Variant namesHenrietta Hobart, daughter of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Bart., married in 1706 Charles Howard, afterward the 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. She retired from Court in 1734, and the following year married, for a second husband, the Hon. George Berkeley (d. 1746). She died in 1767 at the age of 86.
From the description of Papers of Henrietta Hobart Howard, Countess of Suffolk, 1715-1824. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228721077
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| creatorOf | Suffolk, Henrietta Hobart Howard, Countess of, 1688?-1767. Papers of Henrietta Hobart Howard, Countess of Suffolk, 1715-1824. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Kent, Sophia Grey, Duchess of, d. 1748,. Autograph letter signed from Sophia Grey, Duchess of Kent, to Lord Castledurrow at Castle Durrow, Ireland [manuscript], 1734 December 3. | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| referencedIn | Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Berkeley, George, 1693?-1746. | person |
| correspondedWith | Boswell, James, 1740-1795 | person |
| associatedWith | Kent, Sophia Grey, Duchess of, d. 1748, | person |
| associatedWith | Molyneux, Samuel, 1689-1728. | person |
| associatedWith | Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. | person |
| associatedWith | St. André, Nathanael, 1680-1776. | person |
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Birth 1688
Death 1767-07-26
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