The Creevey Papers
Lady Holland to Eleanor Creevey, [1813]
“Holland House, Wednesday.
“. . . Lord
Darlington is to marry his bonne
amie Mrs.
Russell, alias Funnereau, this week;* and his
daughter has chosen Mr. Forester. Neither of these alliances are
brilliant. Mme. de Stael continues to be
an invariable topick. The servants at assemblies announce her as Mrs. Stale. Her daughter, the
seduisante Albertine, is very much
relished by those who know her well.”
Francis Forester (1774-1861)
The son of Col. Cecil Forester and younger brother of Cecil Weld Forester, baron
Forester; he was Major in the 15th Hussars and Royal Horse Guards; he was MP for Wenlock
(1820-26).
Barbara Palmer, duchess of Cleveland [née Villiers] (1640-1709)
The daughter of William Villiers, second viscount Grandison (1614-1643) and mistress of
Charles II, who granted her the title in 1670. Her sexual adventures were detailed in
Delarivier Manley's
The New Atalantis (1709).
Germaine de Staël (1766-1817)
French woman of letters; author of the novel
Corinne, ou L'Italie
(1807) and
De l'Allemagne (1811); banned from Paris by Napoleon, she
spent her later years living in Germany, Britain, and Switzerland.
William Harry Vane, first duke of Cleveland (1766-1842)
The son of Henry Vane, second earl of Darlington (d. 1792); educated at Christ Church,
Oxford, he was a lifelong friend of Henry Brougham and a notable sportsman.
