Lady Sarah Napier

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Lady Sarah Napier (née Lennox, later Bunbury; 14 February 1745 – 26 August 1826) was a British aristocrat who became notorious for her status as a royal favourite and for her scandalous extramarital affairs. One of the famous Lennox sisters, she was the frequent subject of gossip and press coverage during the middle of the Georgian era. Her father was Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond, a wealthy peer and grandson of King Charles II through an illegitimate line. The Duke held court appointments and frequently brought his young daughter with him to Kensington Palace, where she became a royal favourite of King George II. After her father's death, she spent her late childhood in Ireland before returning to London for her first season. The future King George III fell in love with her over a two-year period, causing Sarah to become a pawn of political factions hoping to influence him. The relationship ended upon his engagement to a German princess. Lady Sarah's subsequent marriage in 1762 to Charles...

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