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 and
Henrietta Sebright.
She married
Edward Portman, son of
Edward Berkeley Portman 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. The village has a population of 189.
History
The village was named ''Corfetone'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, coming from the Old English ...
, Somerset, near
Orchard Portman
Orchard Portman is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton. The village has a population of 150.
The parish includes the hamlet of Thurlbear and the nearby Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Site of Special Scie ...
.
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. A lady of the bedchamber would gi ...
to
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 January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
between 1837 and 1851, then an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber between 1851 and 1865.
Cultural depiction
Actress
Anna Wilson-Jones
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Acting career
...
portrayed Lady Emma Portman in the first three seasons of
ITV period drama ''
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
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'', with
Robin McCallum as Lord Portman.
References
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1809 births
1865 deaths
Daughters of British earls
Ladies of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
British baronesses by marriage
Ladies of the Bedchamber
Emma
Emma
Court of Queen Victoria