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Wellington's Dearest Georgy : the life and loves of Lady Georgiana Lennox / Alice Marie Crossland ; with a foreword by Lord De Ros.
Author
Crossland, Alice Marie
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
London : Universe Press, an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group, 2016.
Description
302 pages, includes 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
DA536.L46 C76 2016
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Women
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Great Britain
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Biography
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Aristocracy (Social class)
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Great Britain
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History
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19th century
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Lennox, Georgiana Baroness 1785-1891
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Wellington, Arthur Wellesley Duke of 1769-1852
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Biographies
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collective biographies
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Summary note
Using largely unpublished sources, this book tells the story of Lady Georgiana Lennox and the unique friendship she cherished with the Duke of Wellington. She first met the Duke on his return from India when he was serving under Georgy's father as Chief Secretary. The Lennox family moved to Brussels in 1813 and Georgy's mother the Duchess of Richmond threw the now legendary ball the night before the Battle of Waterloo. Georgy was a young, beautiful and immensely popular young lady at the time with many suitors. She and the Duke enjoyed a flirtatious early friendship, which blossomed into a true bond between families as the years went by. Georgy had a front row seat to the Battle of Waterloo, and remained in Brussels after the battle to help tend to the wounded. At 29 she married the future 23rd Baron de Ros who became a diplomatic spy, and later Governor of the Tower of London. Georgy had three children, and died at the impressive age of 96.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-291) and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Great Sir Arthur
ch. 2 The Wash House
ch. 3 The Ball
ch. 4 Witnessing Waterloo
ch. 5 Riding the Coach
ch. 6 Tragedies and Love Affairs
ch. 7 Boyle Farm
ch. 8 Contentment
ch. 9 Adventures out East
ch. 10 Scandal
ch. 11 Remembrance
ch. 12 Reminiscences.
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ISBN
9780993242489
0993242480
OCLC
957532372
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