Emma, Lady Hamilton - Wikipedia
She began her career in London's demi-monde, becoming the mistress of a series of wealthy men, culminating in the naval hero Lord Nelson, and was the favourite model and muse of the portraitist George Romney.
Emma Lady Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson - Historic UK
Lord Nelson‘s great love was Emma, a lady who had a quite remarkable past. Her real name was Amy Lyon, but she preferred to be known as Emma Hart. She was a daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith and was brought up in Wales by her grandmother.
Nelson and Lady Hamilton: A Very Public Affair - BBC
2011年2月17日 · Horatio Nelson first met Lady Hamilton on 12 September 1793. He was a 35-year-old post captain and she was the 28-year-old wife of Sir William Hamilton, the British Envoy to Naples.
Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson | Royal Museums Greenwich
Despite leading an extraordinary life Emma Hamilton is probably best known for her scandalous affair with Lord Nelson, which lasted from 1799 to his death in 1805. The love affair was a passionate and enduring one that scandalised high society as both were married and Nelson was a household name, thanks to his heroic exploits in the British ...
Emma, Lady Hamilton | Naval Diplomat, Muse & Model | Britannica
Emma, Lady Hamilton (born c. 1761, Great Neston, Cheshire, Eng.—died Jan. 15, 1815, Calais, France) was the mistress of the British naval hero Admiral Horatio (afterward Viscount) Nelson. The daughter of a blacksmith, she was calling herself Emily Hart when, in 1781, she began to live with Charles Francis Greville, nephew of her future ...
Hamilton, Emma (1765–1815) - Encyclopedia.com
Its most successful and charismatic leader was the young admiral Horatio Nelson, whose life was intertwined with Emma Hamilton over a dramatic, historically crucial period from 1798 to his death in 1805. Nelson's future mistress and one of the most famous women in British history was born sometime in the spring of 1765.
Lady Hamilton - The Nelson Society
Lady Emma Hamilton died in 1815 in Calais, aged fifty, penniless ten years after her beloved Nelson. Had it not been for the generosity of some of Nelson’s friends she would have died in a debtor’s prison.
Lady Emma Hamilton - Royal Museums Greenwich
Discover more about Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson’s relationship. Emma's affair with Admiral Lord Nelson risked her security and social status. Her fortunes never recovered from the tragedy of his death at Trafalgar and – following a period in debtor’s prison – she died in self-imposed exile in Calais in 1815.
Emma Hamilton - Person - National Portrait Gallery
She is principally remembered as George Romney's 'muse' and for her love affair with Nelson. Emma fell in love with him after the Battle of the Nile (1798), when she and her husband William Hamilton, the British Ambassador at Naples, offered the wounded victor hospitality. Emma and Nelson returned to England in 1800 where a daughter was born.
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. by Nelson
2005年3月26日 · "The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I" by Nelson is a historical collection of correspondence written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the intimate letters exchanged between the famed British naval commander Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, offering insights into their personal relationship during a ...