Emma, Lady Hamilton

Also known as Lady Emma Hamilton, Emma Hamilton, Lady Hamilton, Amy Lyon, Emily Lyon, Emma Lyon, Dame Emma Hamilton

Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765-1815)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1761?
Died: 1815
Works: 6

Top works

Carteggio di Maria Caroline regina delle Due Sicilie con lady Emma Haimilton
Lady Hamilton, or, Nelson's legacy
Education, or, A journal of errors
Memoirs of Lady Hamilton
Memoirs of Lady Hamilton

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1986-03-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1
Total plays: 1

Article

Emma, Lady Hamilton (born Amy Lyon; 26 April 1765 – 15 January 1815), was an English model, dancer and actress. 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.

In 1791, at the age of 26, she married Sir William Hamilton, British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples, where she was a success at court, befriending the queen who was a sister of Marie Antoinette, and meeting Nelson.