page_title: Harriette Wilson
hierarchical_section_title: Harriette Wilson
caption_attribution_description: Harriette Wilson (1786-1845), English courtesan
context_page_description: Harriette Wilson is the author of The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson: Written by Herself. 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.
context_section_description: Harriette Wilson (2 February 1786 – 10 March 1845) is 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.
caption: Portrait engraved by Cooper, from original drawing by Birch
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