Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest, (nee Bertie) (May 19, 1812 – January 15, 1895), was an important figure in the history of the study of Welsh literature and language. She is best known for her pioneering translation of the major medieval work, the Mabinogion. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The term Welsh literature may be used to refer to any literature originating from Wales or by Welsh writers. ... The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. ...

Born at Uffington House, Lincolnshire, she was daughter of the Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey by his second wife. Her father died when she was aged six and her mother remarried Rev. Peter Pegus, whoM Charlotte disliked. She showed a great talent for study and taught herself Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey (September 17, 1744 – September 17, 1818) was a British nobleman and a general. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Hebrew (עִבְרִית or עברית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Persian is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...

After what may have been a brief flirtation with the future Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, she escaped her unhappy home life through marriage in 1833, which was, however, not a conventional one for her age. Her husband, John Josiah Guest, was an industrialist in Wales, the owner of the Dowlais Iron Company and rather older than her (he was 49 years old); they moved to Dowlais in Merthyr Tydfil after he was elected MP for the constituency in 1832. Lady Charlotte was very happy in her marriage having ten children. She took an enthusiastic interest in her husband's philanthropic activities on behalf of the local community but also became involved in the business of the iron works; translating technical documents into French. Guest eventually obtained a baronetcy in 1838. Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (December 21, 1804 - April 24, British Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and author. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... John Josiah Guest (February 2, 1785 - November 26, 1852) was an engineer and entrepreneur. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... GKN plc is a British engineering company formerly known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds and tracing its origins back to 1759 and the birth of the industrial revolution. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town and county borough in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Philanthropy involves the donation or granting of money to various worthy charitable causes. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

During her time in Wales, Lady Charlotte learned Welsh and aided by native scholars translated (and censored) several medieval songs and poems from Middle Welsh and eventually the Mabinogion. She also prepared a Boys Mabinogion containing the earliest Welsh tales of King Arthur. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ...

The decline of her husband's health meant that she spent more time administering the business and took over completely following his death in 1852. She stood up to both her workers and other foundry owners until she relinquished her position in 1855 upon her marriage to Charles Schreiber. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Schreiber was a classical scholar and a Member of Parliament for Cheltenham and later Poole. They left Wales and spent many years travelling in Europe collecting ceramics which she bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum. She also collected fans, board games and playing cards, which she donated to the Britsh Museum. Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. ... For people with Poole as surname, see Poole (disambiguation) Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination in the traditional county of Dorset in southern England. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... The Cromwell Road entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square The main interior courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2004. ...

Lady Charlotte's eldest son Sir Ivor Guest, 2nd Bt, eventually became First Baron Wimborne and married Lady Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, eldest daughter of the Seventh Duke of Marlborough and thus aunt to Winston Churchill. They were parents of the First Viscount Wimborne. Among her other descendants are the American Guests (the late socialite C. Z. Guest was wife of one of these), the Earls of Bessborough, the Viscounts Chelmsford, and others. Viscount Wimborne is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The coat of arms of the Dukes of Marlborough The Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, pronounced Maulbruh - in the IPA), is an hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC(Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Viscount Wimborne is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Lucy Douglas Cochrane (February 19, 1920 – November 8, 2003), better known as C.Z. Guest, was an American socialite who achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon. ...

Lady Charlotte Guest was a "foreigner" (non-Welsh person) who helped revive Welsh culture. She is remembered, along with her near-contemporary Lady Llanover, as a great patron of the arts in Wales. A public house, built as part of the regeneration of Dowlais in the 1980s, was named the Lady Charlotte in her honour. Lady Llanover (1802-1896), formerly Augusta Hall, was a Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the arts. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

References

• Schreiber, Lady Charlotte Guest. Biography from British Authors of the 19th Century; H. W. Wilson Company. 1936