Harriet Mellon

Her Grace
The Duchess of St Albans
Portrait of Harriet Mellon by William Beechey, c.1815
Personal details
Born
Harriet[1] (or Harriot)[2] Mellon

(1777-11-11)11 November 1777
Died6 August 1837(1837-08-06) (aged 59)
Spouses
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    (m. 1815; died 1822)​
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    (m. 1827)​
Parent
  • Matthew Mellon (father)

Harriet Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (alternative spelling: Harriot;[2] née Mellon; 11 November 1777 – 6 August 1837) was an Irish actress who starred at Drury Lane. She was successively the wife of banker Thomas Coutts and then of William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans.[1] She was widely celebrated for her beauty, and she was painted by George Romney and Sir Thomas Lawrence.

  1. ^ a b William Cushing (1885). Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises. Thomas Y. Crowell. p. 541.
  2. ^ a b Mrs. Cornwell Baron-Wilson (1839). Memoirs of Harriot, Duchess of St. Albans. H. Colburn.