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398:" between Mrs Arbuthnot, her husband Charles, and Wellington, widely speculated upon, has been rejected by some biographers. However, it has been said that the unhappily married Duke enjoyed his relationship with Mrs Arbuthnot because he found in her company "the comfort and happiness his wife could not give him." Arbuthnot was certainly the Duke's confidante in all matters, especially that of his marriage. He confided to her that he only married his wife because "they asked me to do it" and that he was "not the least in love with her." In fact, Wellington had not seen his wife for ten years before their wedding day. Following the marriage, the bride and groom found they had little if anything in common. Despite producing two sons, they led mostly separate lives until the death of the Duchess of Wellington in 1831. Harriet had a rather poor opinion of the Duchess ("she is such a fool"), although she disagreed with Wellington when he said that his wife cared nothing for his comfort: in Harriet's view the Duchess longed to make her husband happy, but had no idea how to go about the task. 319: 176: 450: 196:, at Fulbeck on 31 January 1814. Born in 1767, her husband was 26 years older than she was, an age difference which had initially caused her family to object to the marriage. She was 20. Another of the principal obstacles to finalising the arrangements for the marriage was financial. Her widowed mother delegated the arrangements for the marriage of her 20-year-old daughter to her elder son Vere, who was considered qualified in these matters as he worked at 422:, in 1828. Arbuthnot noted that the young princess was "the most charming child I ever saw" and that "the Duchess of Kent is a very sensible person, who educates her (Victoria) remarkably well." Arbuthnot's impressions of the Duchess were less than candid, and not shared by Wellington and other establishment figures. However, had Arbuthnot's own character not been judged respectable an audience with the infant princess would not have been permitted. 111: 22: 209: 98:" quoted in many biographies and histories of the era. Her observations and memories of life within the British establishment are not confined to individuals but document politics, great events and daily life with an equal attention to detail, providing historians with a clear picture of the events described. Her diaries were themselves finally published in 1950 as 267:
Wellington. All social commentators of the time, however, agree that her marriage was happy; indeed, her husband was as close a friend of Wellington's as was his wife. Married to a politician, she was fascinated by politics and enjoyed success as a political hostess while exerting her energies to promote
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between January 1828 and November 1830. It has been suggested that the Duke of Wellington allowed her "almost unrestricted access to the secrets of the cabinet". Whatever her knowledge and access, however, it appears she was unable to influence the Duke, but even his refusal to bring her husband into
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When Wellington and the Tories fell from power in November 1830, Arbuthnot lost interest in her diary, writing: "I shall write very seldom now, I dare say, in my book, for, except the Duke, none of the public men interest me." Her account of the break-up of the Tory party is a thoroughly partisan
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Throughout her marriage, Mrs Arbuthnot, the former Harriet Fane, formed close friendships with powerful older men. She described Castlereagh as her "dearest and best friend" until his death in 1822, when she transferred her affections to the other great 19th-century Anglo-Irish peer, the Duke of
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As a consequence of his unsatisfactory marriage, Wellington formed relationships with other women, but it was for Arbuthnot that "he reserved his deepest affection." Her husband at this time was working at The Treasury and Arbuthnot in effect became what would today be termed Wellington's social
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during his divorce, and it is possible Wellington had met, or at least heard of, Mrs Arbuthnot—she was a first cousin to his favourites the Burghersh family. However, it was only after the death of Castlereagh in 1822 that the Wellington–Arbuthnot friendship blossomed. It is unlikely any close
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between 1804 and 1807. Marriage to such a pillar of the establishment as Charles Arbuthnot opened all doors to his young new wife, who, as one of the 14 children of a younger son of an aristocratic family possessed of no great fortune, would otherwise have been on the periphery of the highest
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enough money on his sister to satisfy her future husband, causing the prospective bridegroom to write to his fiancée: "How can you and I live upon £1000 or £1200 and Fane finds it so impossible to live upon her £6000 that she can offer you no assistance whatsoever?"
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pension of £936 per annum (£107,000 per year as of 2024) since January 1823, for 11 years. After her death, her husband, Charles, left Woodford House and lived with his close friend Wellington in Apsley House. He died there in 1850, aged 83.
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and in 1772 was appointed Keeper of the King's Private Roads. In 1778, he married Arbuthnot's mother, Anne Batson, an heiress, the daughter of Edward Buckley Batson. The couple had 14 children: nine sons and five daughters.
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Amongst those sampling the rounds of entertainment in this lively environment were the newly married Arbuthnots. Charles Arbuthnot was known to Wellington, as he had been a strong supporter of Wellington's younger brother
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causes. However, while she was the dominant partner, her conservative outlook ensured her continued favour among her elderly Tory admirers. During the early part of her marriage, her husband served as an
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Many references in Arbuthnot's diary, however, are less respectful than those she accorded to the Duchess of Kent. Wellington and Arbuthnot often travelled together, and a visit to
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ambassador to London from 1812 to 1834, she wrote "It is curious that the loves and intrigues of a femme galante should have such influence over the affairs of Europe."
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When remarking in her diaries on other women who shared their affections with great men of the day, Arbuthnot displayed a sharp, ironic wit. Of Wellington's one-time
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Her political observations are clearly written from her own Tory viewpoint. However, her detailed description of the rivalry for power between the Tories and
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Harriet Fane's father died when she was nine years old, on 4 June 1802, but the family fortunes improved considerably in 1810 when her mother inherited the
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narration, accurate as to happenings outside the Tory inner circle, but on a broader scale and not so completely political as that of
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The Wellesley divorce had occurred in 1810 after Henry Wellesley had discovered his wife, Charlotte, was having an affair with
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exclaimed to Wellington "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!"—to which Wellington replied, "By God, sir, so you have!"
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Wellington made no attempts to conceal his friendship with Arbuthnot. An indication that their relationship was
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they shared in 1824 provoked a scathing entry in her journal concerning Wellington's fellow duke the
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It is likely that Arbuthnot first came to the attention of Wellington during 1814 in the re-opened
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which took place between 1822 and 1830 is one of the most authoritative accounts of this struggle.
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and his wife, Anne, née Batson; she married a politician and member of the establishment,
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eras. Recording meetings and conversations often verbatim, she has today become the "
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Harriet Arbuthnot was born Harriet Fane on 10 September 1793, the daughter of the
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on 2 August 1834, age 40, at Woodford Lodge, her home near the Arbuthnots' seat,
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permitting Wellington to present Arbuthnot to her infant daughter, the future
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and accepted as such in the highest echelons of society can be drawn from the
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party. During the 1820s she was the closest woman friend of the hero of
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was a mere nine years junior to his new wife. His first wife Marcia, a
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the Cabinet in January 1828 failed to shake the intimacy of the trio.
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this allowed increased not only his status but also that of his wife.
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The Fane family plot, at Fulbeck, where Harriet Arbuthnot is buried.
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friendship developed before this time. Wellington, ensconced in the
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The young Harriet spent much of her childhood at the family home at
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6,000 per annum (equivalent to £540,000 per year as of 2023).
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Charles Arbuthnot was a widower with four children; his son
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Paris, had already found himself a close female companion,
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society. However, as the debate and wrangling over her
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and Wellington, Charles Arbuthnot was a member of the
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Index


John Hoppner
née
Tory
Waterloo
British
Prime Minister
1st Duke of Wellington
British aristocracy
Henry Fane
Charles Arbuthnot
the Regency
Napoleonic

Hon. Henry Fane
Hon. Henry Fane
Thomas Fane
Earl of Westmorland
Lyme
Fulbeck Hall
limestone
Grantham
Avon Tyrrell
Hampshire
Dorset
£

Charles Arbuthnot
Parliament
Child's Bank

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