Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe
(1703-1782)
BIRTH
September 23, 1703
PLACE
Hanover, Germany
NAME
Charlotte von Kielmansegg
DEATH
June 13, 1782
PLACE
Albemarle Street, London, England
FAMILY
MOTHER
George Augustus Howe
(c. 1725-1758)
MOTHER
Richard Howe
(1726-1799)
HUSBAND
Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe
(1700-1735)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Charlotte von Kielmansegg, viscountess Howe (1703–1782), was a Hanover-born British courtier who married Emanuel Howe in 1719. Her court connections helped her family secure support and advancement, and she exercised influence in Nottinghamshire politics. Her sons included generals George and William Howe and admiral Richard Howe. Widowed in 1735, she remained active in family and court affairs. Rumors that George I was her father are not established as historical fact.
EARLY LIFE
Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe was born Sep 23, 1703. The external genealogical record identifies Johann Adolph Freiherr von Kielmansegg, Count of Darlington and Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington as the parents. Surviving structured biographical sources provide limited detail about childhood, education, household routines, or the economic circumstances in which this person grew up.
The available external biographical record associates Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe with the following work or social roles: politician, courtier. These labels provide the clearest documented basis for describing this person’s public or economic activity. Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe died Jun 13, 1782. Additional claims about employment, officeholding, military service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted record did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Widowed in 1735, she remained active in family and court affairs. Rumors that George I was her father are not established as historical fact. The available external biographical record associates Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe with the following work or social roles: politician, courtier. Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe died Jun 13, 1782. The available biographical account does not describe a continuous final medical course. It gives no dependable sequence of treatment and last symptoms from which to reconstruct a more detailed bedside narrative.
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
Charlotte Howe, the viscountess and mother of the Howe commanders. Flavell studies the family’s women as well as its military careers. Editorial selections prioritize biographical coverage; five standalone biographies were not established. Collective biography, family reference, primary writings and related studies are labelled individually. Multi-volume works and series are counted as one selection.
1. The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women behind Britain's Wars for America — Julie Flavell. [Family biography] Find on Amazon
2. Admiral Lord Howe: A Biography — David Syrett. [Related biography of her son] Find on Amazon
3. The Howe Brothers and the American Revolution — Ira D. Gruber. [Related family biography] Find on Amazon
4. The Command of the Howe Brothers During the American Revolution — Troyer Steele Anderson. [Related military and family biography] Find on Amazon
5. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography — H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (editors). [Related biographical reference; includes Edward Jenner] Find on Amazon
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