Henrietta Howard (1688 - July 26, 1767), was a mistress of King George II of Great Britain. // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ...

She was the daughter of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet, a Norfolk landowner who was killed in a duel when Henrietta was still a child. Having become the ward of the Earl of Suffolk, she married his youngest son, Charles Howard, in 1706, and they had one son, Henry Howard, 10th Earl of Suffolk. Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and...

Henrietta became mistress to the Prince of Wales, the future George II, in about 1720, and was appointed a Woman of the Bedchamber to his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. In 1723, the prince made a financial settlement on Henrietta, enabling her to live apart from her husband. // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (or Anspach) (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline) (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) as Queen Caroline was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain 1727-1737. ...

The couple separated, and after Charles Howard's death in 1733, Henrietta re-married, in 1735, the Hon. George Berkeley, son of the Earl of Berkeley. Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ...

With the money settled on her by George II, Henrietta purchased land on the banks of the river Thames. Marble Hill House in Twickenham was built for her on this site by the architect Roger Morris. When her second husband died, in 1746, she retired there permanently. The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... Marble Hill House is a Palladian villa on the River Thames in Twickenham, southwest London. ... Twickenham is a leafy, affluent suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London. ... Roger Morris is a British writer and advertising copywriter. ... // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ...

Her many friends included Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, and Alexander Pope wrote of her, Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth KG PC (1658–25 October 1735) was the son of the John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt and his wife Elizabeth Carey. ... Alexander Pope, an English poet best known for his Essay on Criticism and Rape of the Lock Pope, circa 1727. ...

I knew a thing that’s most uncommon

(Envy be silent and attend!)

I knew a reasonable woman,

Handsome and witty, yet a friend.

Her correspondents also included Horace Walpole and Jonathan Swift. Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, more commonly known as Horace Walpole, (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797), was a politician, writer and forerunner of the Gothic revival. ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish priest, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet famous for works like Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapiers Letters, The Battle of the Books, and A Tale of a Tub. ...