Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk

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Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, was an influential 18th-century English courtier and mistress of King George II, known for her wit, political connections, and patronage of the arts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
human ⓘ
patron of the arts ⓘ
royal mistress ⓘ
architecturalPatronage construction of Marble Hill House in Palladian style ⓘ
associatedWith Alexander Pope ⓘ
Caroline of Ansbach ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
Horace Walpole ⓘ
John Gay ⓘ
Jonathan Swift ⓘ
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Twickenham ⓘ
causeOfNotability role in Hanoverian court politics ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1689-01-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1767-07-26 ⓘ
employer British royal court ⓘ
Caroline of Ansbach ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
father Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
maritalStatus separated from Charles Howard, 9th Earl of Suffolk ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Hobart family ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Maynard ⓘ
movement Augustan literature ⓘ
name Henrietta Howard ⓘ
nobleTitle Countess of Suffolk ⓘ
notableFor being mistress of King George II ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
political connections ⓘ
wit ⓘ
notableWork development of Marble Hill House ⓘ
patronOf Alexander Pope ⓘ
arts and literature ⓘ
placeOfBirth Norfolk ⓘ
placeOfDeath Richmond upon Thames ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig circles ⓘ
positionHeld Mistress of the Robes to Caroline of Ansbach ⓘ
Woman of the Bedchamber to Caroline of Ansbach ⓘ
residence Marble Hill House ⓘ
Richmond upon Thames ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialCircle literary figures of the Scriblerus Club ⓘ
spouse Charles Howard, 9th Earl of Suffolk ⓘ
workLocation Hanoverian court ⓘ
St James's Palace ⓘ

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Marble Hill House → builtFor → Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk ⓘ
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk → name → Henrietta Howard ⓘ
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