Charlotte Bacon
For other people named Charlotte Bacon, see Charlotte Bacon (disambiguation).
| Lady Charlotte Bacon | |
|---|---|
 Lady Harley as Ianthe, to whom Lord Byron dedicated Childe Harold's Pilgrimage | |
| Born |
Lady Charlotte Mary Harley December 12, 1801 |
| Died | May 9, 1880 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | English aristocrat |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Bacon |
| Parent(s) |
Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Jane Elizabeth Scott |
Lady Charlotte Mary Bacon, née Harley (12 December 1801 - 9 May 1880), was the second daughter of Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.[1] Her beauty as a child prompted Lord Byron to dedicate the first two cantos of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage to her, under the name "Ianthe".[2] Lord Byron had been one of the many lovers of her mother, Jane Elizabeth Scott. Lady Charlotte was also the subject of the painting Lady Charlotte Harley as Hebe by Richard Westall.
She married Captain Anthony Bacon in 1823. In Australia, Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory is named after her.
References
- ↑ Debrett, John; Collen, George William (1840). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. revised, corrected and continued by G.W. Collen. London: William Pickering
- ↑ Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George. eds. (2008). Benjamin Disraeli letters, Volume 7. University of Toronto Press, ISBN 9780802087287
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