Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
(1814-1906)
woman and 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Died aged 92
Wikidata WikipediaAngela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (21 April 1814 – 30 December 1906), born Angela Georgina Burdett, was a British philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and Sophia, formerly Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Coutts. In 1837 she became one of the wealthiest women in England when she inherited her grandfather's fortune of around £1.8 million (equivalent to £170,000,000 in 2021) following the death of her stepgrandmother, Harriot Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans. She joined the surnames of her father and grandfather, by royal licence, to become Burdett-Coutts. Edward VII is reported to have described her as, "[a]fter my mother, the most remarkable woman in the kingdom."
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
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Felicity Sparrow is a curator, producer and writer who spent her career 'rewriting women's film history'. In the late 1970s she co-founded the feminist film and video organisation Circles from her small flat on the Holly Lodge Estate, created by Angela Burdett-Coutts for single working women.
Makepeace Mansions, Highgate, London, United Kingdom where they was
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Harriot Mellon 1777-1837 Famous actress, who came from a family of Irish strolling players, married banker Thomas Coutts, then Duke of St Albans and built up the Holly Lodge estate. She defied convention by bequeathing her wealth to her step-granddaughter Angela (Burdett-Coutts).
Holly Lodge Gardens, Highgate, London, United Kingdom where they was
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Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) Radical Philanthropist, gave most of her fortune to good causes, especially children, women and the poor, in the UK & abroad. She started Columbia Market and built Holly Lodge Village. Buried in Westminster Abbey, thousands of people queued to pay tribute to the 'Queen of The Poor'.
Holly Lodge Gardens, Highgate, London, United Kingdom where they was