Emily, Lady Raglan

She was the wife of the English general Lord Raglan, best known for his command of British forces during the Crimean War.

Late in life her father inherited his elder brother Richard's Irish title Earl of Mornington.

Her uncle the Duke of Wellington was a military commander during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign and later served as Prime Minister.

[2] He subsequently launched a political career as Tory Member of Parliament and after serving for decades under her uncle Wellington, he was given command of the British expeditionary force to Crimea.

[3] The couple had five children: In 1814 she was painted by Thomas Lawrence, the leading portraitist of the Regency era, as a wedding present from her husband.