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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.
- 22 December 1761, Calcutta, India
- Tysoe Saul Hancock
- 25 April 1813 (aged 51), London, England
- Philadelphia Austen
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.
Jul 16, 2011 · In 1786, a very pregnant Eliza set out for England to visit the Austen’s but did not make it past Calais before giving birth to a boy, Hastings de Feuillide, who was thought to have learning difficulties. Eliza and Philadelphia continued with the baby and arrived in Steventon just before Christmas 1786.
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. She was buried in the parish churchyard alongside her beloved mother and son.
Eliza de Feuillide: Jane Austen’s “Outlandish Cousin”. Meetings. 1 Jan. 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.
British Library, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 192 pages. Eliza de Feuillide is best known as the spirited first cousin of Jane Austen whose colourful life and travels are recounted...
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.
