Lady Hester Stanhope
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Lady Hester Stanhope was a renowned early 19th-century British aristocrat, traveler, and adventurer famed for her unconventional life in the Middle East and role as a pioneering female explorer.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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adventurer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ memoir subject ⓘ traveler ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Joun, Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| childOf |
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
NERFINISHED
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Lady Hester Pitt Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1776-03-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1839-06-23 ⓘ |
| familyName | Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Hester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandchildOf | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adopting Eastern dress and customs
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hosting local leaders and European visitors in Lebanon ⓘ living as an independent woman in the Levant ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| ledExpedition | 1815 excavation at Ashkelon ⓘ |
| memberOfFamily | Stanhope family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nieceOf | William Pitt the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Lady ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological expedition to Ashkelon
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being a pioneering female explorer ⓘ unconventional life in the Middle East ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventurer
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explorer ⓘ political hostess ⓘ traveler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chevening, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Joun, Mount Lebanon (then Ottoman Empire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | "Queen" or "prophetess" in Mount Lebanon ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chevening House, Kent
NERFINISHED
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Joun, Mount Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
"Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope"
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biographies about early women travelers in the Middle East ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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