Emma Portman, Baroness Portman
Emma Portman, Baroness Portman née Lascelles VA; (16 March 1809 – 8 February 1865) was a
British aristocrat. She was the daughter of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood and Henrietta Sebright
.
She married
Edward Berkeley Portman and Lucy Whitby, on 16 June 1827. He became a viscount in 1873, eight years after she had died.[1]
They had six children, four sons and two daughters. The boys were William Henry Berkeley, who succeeded to the peerage; Edwin Berkeley, barrister-at-law and MP; Maurice Berkeley, a member of the Canadian parliament; Walter Berkeley, rector of Corton Denham, Somerset, near Orchard Portman.
She served as
Queen Victoria
between 1837 and 1851, then an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber between 1851 and 1865.
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Cultural depiction
Actress
Victoria.[3] Recurring in series 1 and main in series 2 and 3, with Robin McCallum as Lord Portman.[4]
References
- ^ Boase, George Clement (1885–1900). "Portman, Edward Berkeley". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1839.
- ^ "Victoria: the cast v the real-life royals | Royal Galleries | Pics". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Victoria Cast Interview: Anna Wilson-Jones". Masterpiece. Retrieved 16 June 2019.