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Harriette Wilson
Portrait engraved by Cooper, from original drawing by Birch
Born2 February 1786
Mayfair, London, England
Died10 March 1845 (aged 59)
Chelsea, London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)memoirist, Courtesan, poet
SpouseWilliam Henry Rochfort
Parent(s)John James Dubouchet
Amelia Cook Dubochet

Harriette Wilson (2 February 1786 – 10 March 1845) was the author of The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson: Written by Herself (1825). Wilson was a famed British Regency courtesan who became the mistress of William, Lord Craven, at the age of 15. Later in her career, she went on to have formal relationship arrangements with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and other significant politicians.

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