Emma Hamilton is generally known by the courtesy title of Lady Hamilton, to which she was entitled from 1791 as the wife and then widow of Sir William Hamilton. 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. When the famed admiral Horatio Nelson died, he talked of one only woman: Emma, Lady Hamilton. Yet his final confession destroyed her life. Discover life events, stories and photos about Lady Emma Lyons Hamilton (1765–1815) of Neston, Cheshire, England.
lady emma hamilton, A passionate love affair between Viscount Nelson and Emma Hamilton led them to defy society - adding an extra twist to the already astonishing story of the hero of Trafalgar. Emma Hamilton (1765–1815) was born into poverty. Through the sheer force of her indomitable personality and her wit, she became one of the most celebrated women in England – friends with royalty and other influential members of society. Welcome to the Emma Hamilton Society website: a one stop shop for positive, but factual information about Dame Emma Hamilton, news, events, reading and a portrait gallery. Lady Catherine Hamilton was highly esteemed in her own time for her proficiency on the pianoforte and the harpsichord, but only one of her works as a composer, a minuet in C major, is extant.
lady emma hamilton, 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.
