Emma Portman, Baroness Portman ''née'' Lascelles; (16 March 1809 – 8 February 1865) was a British aristocrat. She was the daughter of

Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer, slave plantation and other land owner, chiefly inherited art collector, and Member of Parliament. ...

and Henrietta Sebright. She married Edward Portman, son of

Edward Berkeley Portman Edward Berkeley Portman (31 January 1771 – 19 January 1823, Rome) of Bryanston House, Bryanston, Dorset was an 18th-century English housing developer and politician. He was the son of Henry Portman, and ultimately a descendant of the Tudo ...

and Lucy Whitby, on 16 June 1827. He became a viscount in 1873, eight years after she had died. They had six children, four sons and two daughters. The boys were William Henry Berkeley, who succeeded to the peerage; Edwin Berkeley, barrister-at-law and MP; Maurice Berkeley, a member of the Canadian parliament; Walter Berkeley, rector of

Corton Denham Corton Denham is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated seven miles north east of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 189. History The village was named ''Corfetone'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, ...

, Somerset, near

Orchard Portman Orchard Portman is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The village has a population of 150. The parish includes the hamlet of Thurlbear and the nearby Thurlbear ...

. She served as

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 Mis ...

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

between 1837 and 1851, then an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber between 1851 and 1865.

Cultural depiction

Actress

Anna Wilson-Jones Anna Wilson-Jones (born 8 October 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Juliet Miller in the television series '' Hotel Babylon'' and main character Tim Bisley's ex-girlfriend Sarah in the series ''Spaced''. Acting career ...

portrayed ''Lady Emma Portman'' in the first three seasons of

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period drama ''

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''. Recurring in series 1 and main in series 2 and 3, with

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as Lord Portman.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Portman, Emma 1809 births 1865 deaths Daughters of British earls Ladies of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert British baronesses Ladies of the Bedchamber

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