Philadelphia Austen Hancock

Philadelphia Austen Hancock
Portrait of Hancock (right) with her family and maid
Born15 May 1730
Died26 February 1792 (aged 61)
Resting placeSt John-at-Hampstead, London
SpouseTysoe Hancock
ChildrenEliza de Feuillide
Parent(s)William Austen
Rebecca Hampson Walter
Relatives

Philadelphia Austen Hancock (15 May 1730 – 26 February 1792) was an English socialite and the aunt of Jane Austen. Throughout her life, rumours circulated in India and England that she was the mistress of Warren Hastings, who was the godfather and suspected father of her daughter, Eliza de Feuillide.


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