Isabella Finch
Lady Isabella Finch (1700 – 1771) was a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Hanoverian Princess Amelia of Great Britain, Princess Amelia. She never married and wielded political power. Life Lady Isabelle Finch was born in 1700 to Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and Hon. Anne Finch, Countess of Nottingham, Anne Hatton . Her mother had been a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary II in 1691 and she was pregnant 22 times, therefore Lady Bell had at least twelve siblings. Bell was the fourth surviving child and the family home was at Burley, Rutland, Burley on the hill, Rutland which was designed by her father whom she admired. file:The Watson-Wentworth and Finch Families, by Charles Philips (1708-1747).jpg, left, The Finch and the Wentworth family by Charles Philips (artist), Charles Phillips c. 1732 Finch became Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Amelia of Great Britain, Princess Amelia in 1738 or thereabouts. The Princess was a spinster and the aunt of King George III. She was succ ...
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Lady Of The Bedchamber
Lady of the Bedchamber is the title of a lady-in-waiting holding the official position of personal attendant on a British queen regnant or queen consort. The position is traditionally held by the wife of a peer. They are ranked between the Mistress of the Robes and the Women of the Bedchamber; unlike the latter they are not in regular attendance, however they are on duty for the more important public occasions. On overseas visits Queen Elizabeth II was usually accompanied by two ladies-in-waiting, one of whom was usually a Lady of the Bedchamber. The equivalent title and office has historically been used in most European royal courts (Dutch: ''Dames du Palais''; French: ''Dames'' or ''Dame de Palais''; German: '' Hofstaatsdame'' or '' Palastdame''; Italian: '' Dame di Corte''; Russian: '' Hofdame'' or '' Statsdame''; Spanish: '' Dueña de honor''; Swedish: ''Statsfru''). History In the Middle Ages, Margaret of France, the wife of King Edward I of England, is noted to have ...
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