Lady ''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is al ...

Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley (3 April 1822 – 1 March 1876), was daughter of

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, ( ; 20 July 176614 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures ...

and Elizabeth Oswald. She was brought up in Paris after her father died and later served as

lady-in-waiting A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a Royal court, court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking nobility, noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was o ...

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. She met and married Arthur P. Stanley,

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at the home of

Mary Elizabeth Mohl Mary Elizabeth Mohl or Mary Elizabeth Clarke (22 February 1793 – 15 May 1883) was a British writer who was known as a salon hostess in Paris. She was known by her nickname of "Clarkey". She was admired for her independence and conversation. ...

in Paris. She unveiled

Joseph Edgar Boehm Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Baronet, (6 July 1834 – 12 December 1890) was an Austrian-born British medallist and sculptor, best known for the " Jubilee head" of Queen Victoria on coinage, and the statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde ...

's statue of John Bunyan in Bedford in 1874. Lady Augusta is buried alongside her husband in the Henry VII Lady Chapel at

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. A memorial in her honour was commissioned by Queen Victoria and stands at

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Bibliography

Some of Stanley's letters are published in ''Letters of Lady Augusta Stanley: A Young Lady at Court 1849-1863'' edited by the

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and

Hector Bolitho Henry Hector Bolitho (28 May 1897 – 12 September 1974) was a New Zealand writer, novelist and biographer, who had 59 books published. Widely travelled, he spent most of his career in England. Biography Hector Bolitho was born and educated in Au ...

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* 1822 births 1876 deaths British ladies-in-waiting Daughters of Scottish earls Augusta {{UK-noble-stub