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Harriette Wilson

Harriette Wilson (nee Harriette Dubochet) (1786-1846), notorious English courtesan, was the daughter of a Swiss clock maker. She began her career at the age of 15, becoming the mistress of Lord Craven. Among her other lovers was the Duke of Wellington, who famously commented "publish, and be damned" when informed of her plans to write her memoirs.

Her two sisters, Amy and Sophia, also became courtesans, with Sophia marrying respectably into the aristocracy.

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