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Eliza Capot, Comtesse de Feuillide (née Hancock; 22 December 1761 – 25 April 1813) was the cousin, and later sister-in-law, of novelist Jane Austen. She is believed to have been the inspiration for a number of Austen's works, such as Love and Freindship , Henry and Eliza , and Lady Susan .
Jul 16, 2011 · Eliza de Feuillide: Jane Austen's 'Outlandish Cousin' Eliza Hancock was born 22nd December 1761 in Calcutta, India, to her mother Philadelphia Austen and her father Tysoe Saul Hancock, a physician with the East India Company. Philadelphia was George Austen’s sister, making Eliza Jane’s first cousin.
Sep 9, 2019 · Eliza de Feuillide died four days later, on Sunday, 25 April 1813, at Sloane Street. Jane was reportedly at her bedside when she passed. Jane returned home a week later and after her departure, Eliza’s funeral was held.
Eliza de Feuillide: Jane Austen’s “Outlandish Cousin”. By Laine Wood. JASNA-NC met on December 12, 2021, to learn about and discuss a paternal cousin of Jane Austen—Elizabeth Hancock de Feuillide Austen. Chapter members Gisele Rankin and Sue Scott co-hosted the discussion.
Eliza fell in love with and married Jean-Francois Capot de Feuillide, who styled himself Count. The couple lived happily enough until the Revolution; fortunately, Eliza was in England when Jean-Francois was guillotined.
Apr 25, 2022 · Eliza de Feuillide was born on 22 December 1761 in Calcutta, India, and was affectionately known as ‘Betsy’ within the family. Cousin Eliza made quite an impression on all the Austen family and it seemed they would all come to love her in some way.
Oct 24, 2017 · Eliza de Feuillide, nee Hancock (1761-1813), by an unknown artist. Visitors to the Jane Austen exhibition ( Which Jane Austen?) will have seen a small diary whose anonymous author attended a party in Paris where both Jane Austen’s aunt and cousin were present.
Eliza de Feuillide is best known as the spirited first cousin of Jane Austen whose colourful life and travels are recounted through her extensive correspondence with Jane, the...
Jun 6, 2016 · As I prove in my book “Jane Austen – a New Revelation” Eliza de Feuillide was the real author of Jane Austen’s novels, with Jane Austen acting merely as her secretary. Eliza could not publish under her own name as she was the illegitimate daughter of Warren Hastings, the Governor General of India.
Sep 7, 2002 · In 1794, he was guillotined. To the great relief of the Austen family, cousin Eliza managed to stay clear of the Reign of Terror and landed on her feet in London, where she quickly became a...
