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Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont

1780 – 1876

Lady of the Bedchamber for Queen Victoria

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About Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont

Lived 1780 – 1876 (aged 95–96). Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont was a British.

Anne Caulfeild, Countess of Charlemont (; 1780–1876) was an Anglo-Irish courtier. She was the first Lady of the Bedchamber appointed by Queen Victoria on her accession, serving in that capacity from 1837–54.

She was a daughter of William Bermingham, Esq., of Ross Hill, Galway and his wife Mary (née Ruttledge). Her sister, Mary (d. 1840), married Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim (1768–1854) in 1800. In 1802 she married Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (1775–1863) (formerly 5th Viscount Charlemont), who was notoriously unfaithful to her.

Lady Charlemont supported Effie Gray in the annulment of her marriage to John Ruskin in 1854.

A portrait of Anne as the Roman goddess Psyche, with butterfly wings and a blue silk ribbon in her hair, was painted by François-Xavier Fabre (1766–1837) in 1796, with a copy made by Louise, wife of Charles Edward Stuart. It formerly hung in the library of Palazzo Gianfigliazzi in Florence and is now in the Musée Fabre, Montpellier.

Her writings and drawings are preserved in the National Library of Ireland.

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Important facts

Born
1780
Birth century
Died
1876, London
Positions held
Lady of the Bedchamber
Also known as
Anne Caulfield, Anne Bermingham

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Who was Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont?

Lady of the Bedchamber for Queen Victoria

When was Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont born?

Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont was born in 1780.

When did Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont die?

Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont died in 1876 in London.

What nationality was Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont?

Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anne Caulfield, Lady Charlemont

· Wikidata: Q1652292

· DBpedia: Anne Caulfeild, Countess of Charlemont

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