The Duchess of Sutherland | |
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![]() The Duchess of Sutherland by Reuben Thomas William Sayers | |
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Born | The Hon. Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard 21 May 1806 St George Hanover Square, Westminster, London[1] |
Died | 27 October 1868 Stafford House, St James's, London, England | (aged 62)
Resting place | Trentham, Staffordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
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Occupation | Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria |
Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,[note 1] Duchess of Sutherland (née Howard; 21 May 1806 – 27 October 1868), styled The Honourable Harriet Howard before her marriage, was an English courtier and abolitionist from the Howard family.
She was Mistress of the Robes under several Whig administrations: 1837–1841, 1846–1852, 1853–1858, and 1859–1861; and a great friend of Queen Victoria. She was an important figure in London's high society, and used her social position to undertake various philanthropic undertakings including the protest of the English ladies against American slavery.
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