Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

Her Grace
The Duchess of Sutherland
Her Grace The Duchess of Sutherland
	Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland by Reuben Thomas William Sayers
Personal details
Born	The Hon. Harriet Howard; 21 May 1806
Died	27 October 1868 (aged 62); Stafford House, St James's, London, England
Resting place	Trentham, Staffordshire, England
Nationality	British
Spouse	George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (m. 1823; died 1861)
Children	Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll; Evelyn Stuart, Lady Blantyre; Caroline FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster; George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland; Lady Blanche Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; Lord Frederick Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; Constance Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster; Lady Victoria Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; Lord Albert Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; Lord Ronald Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; Lady Alexandrina Sutherland-Leveson-Gower;
Parents	George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle; Lady Georgiana Cavendish;
Occupation	Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria

Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (née Howard; 21 May 1806 – 27 October 1868), styled The Honourable Harriet Howard before her marriage, was Mistress of the Robes under several Whig administrations: 1837–1841, 1846–1852, 1853–1858, and 1859–1861; and a great friend of Queen Victoria. She was an important figure in London's high society, and used her social position to undertake various philanthropic undertakings including the protest of the English ladies against American slavery.

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