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== Early Years ==

Emma Hamilton was born Emy or Emily Lyons in 1762 in Neston, Cheshire, England. Her father passed away when she was only two months old, and her mother became a housekeeper and maid. Emy was raised primarily with by her grandmother. By the time she was twelve, she had followed her mother into "the service" and had come to live in London as a chambermaid. Little is known about her early life, however by the time she was fifteen she was living in a brotel as a "kept" woman. She also portrayed "Hymen" in Sir James Graham's "Temple of Health" a slightly seedy, pseudo-scientific show about the benefits of a healthy sex life. One of her patrons was Sir Henry Featherstonehaugh, with whom she had her first child. Although apparently devoted to her, Featherstonehaugh eventually abandoned her around the time the child was born. Baptized Emma Carew, the baby would be brought up by Emma's grandmother, not knowing who her real mother was.  

Emma Hamilton was born Emy or Emily Lyons in 1762 in Neston, Cheshire, England. Her father passed away when she was only two months old, and her mother became a housekeeper and maid. Emy was raised primarily with by her grandmother. By the time she was twelve, she had followed her mother into "the service" and had come to live in London as a chambermaid. Little is known about her early life, however by the time she was fifteen she was living in a brotel as a "kept" woman. She also portrayed "Hymen" in Sir James Graham's "Temple of Health" a slightly seedy, pseudo-scientific show about the benefits of a healthy sex life. One of her patrons was Sir Henry Featherstonehaugh, with whom she had her first child. Although apparently devoted to her, Featherstonehaugh eventually abandoned her around the time the child was born. Baptized Emma Carew, the baby would be brought up by Emma's grandmother, not knowing who her real mother was.  

Soon after "little Emma" was born, Emma came more directly under the protection of another patron, Sir Charles Greville. Greville enjoyed a great deal of control over Emma, requiring her to remain sequestered from the parties and friends that had marked her earlier life. Emma was content to acquiesce to these demands, her only wish that she could have her daughter by her side. Emma fully expected that Greville would marry her, but he wished to enter Parliament, and was not ready to explain Emma's past to an exacting establishment. Instead he hit upon the idea of sending Emma to his uncle Sir William Hamilton, the English ambassador to Naples, in return for enough funds to secure a place in Parliament and possibly attract a woman with a large dowry. Emma was unaware of this plan until she arrived in Naples and had it explained to her by Hamilton.

Soon after "little Emma" was born, Emma came more directly under the protection of another patron, Sir Charles Greville. Greville enjoyed a great deal of control over Emma, requiring her to remain sequestered from the parties and friends that had marked her earlier life. Emma was content to acquiesce to these demands, her only wish that she could have her daughter by her side. Emma fully expected that Greville would marry her, but he wished to enter Parliament, and was not ready to explain Emma's past to an exacting establishment. Instead he hit upon the idea of sending Emma to his uncle Sir William Hamilton, the English ambassador to Naples, in return for enough funds to secure a place in Parliament and possibly attract a woman with a large dowry. Emma was unaware of this plan until she arrived in Naples and had it explained to her by Hamilton.

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