Emily Georgiana Finch-Hatton, Countess Of Winchilsea
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Emily Georgiana Finch-Hatton, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham (''née'' Bagot; 9 July 1809 - 10 July 1848) was the second of six daughters of Sir
Charles Bagot Sir Charles Bagot, (23 September 1781 – 19 May 1843) was a British politician, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as ambassador to the United States, Russia, and the Netherlands. He served as the second Governor General of Cana ...
,
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and Lady Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole, daughter of 3rd Earl of Mornington.Her mother Lady Mary Anne was the niece of
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(1769–1852), hence making her a great-niece to the duke. On 15 February 1837, Emily married
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, as his second wife. their wedding was witnessed by her great-uncle
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, Lord Stormont,
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, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor (most relatives of both families were present). She was led through the aisle by her grandfather the 3rd Earl of Mornington, whose care and protection she had brought since infancy. It was reported that "Her beauty was only equalled by her sweetness of disposition". Emily was a
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to
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. After she got married, the queen presented her a handsome designed jewellry as a wedding present. In May 1837, Lord and Lady Winchilsea left
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(their london residence) to visit The King and Queen at
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. She died at
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in
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on 10 July 1848 and was buried in the chancel of Ewerby Church in
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. The couple did not have any children together. The Scottish sculptor
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was commissioned by her husband to make a monument to her, which was finished in 1850. It stood in the south porch of St Mary's Church, Eastwell which was subsequently converted into a chapel. In the 1960s it was given to the
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by the Rector and Church wardens of the Parish of Eastwell and is now on display in the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries. The scroll which her statue is holding reads, in capitals: ''I am happy indeed happy in the word God is waiting for me''. The text around the plinth of the monument, also written in capitals, reads: File:BLW Monument to Emily Georgiana, Countess of Winchilsea (1).jpg, Victoria & Albert Museum File:BLW Monument to Emily Georgiana, Countess of Winchilsea.jpg, alt= File:Sculpture, Victoria & Albert Museum, London - DSCF0373.JPG File:Random sculpture vna.jpg File:London-Victoria and Albert Museum-Sculpture-02.jpg


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