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May 14, 1821 in Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

Foreign News May 14, 1821

Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

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Lady Stanhope, Mount Lebanon, Monastic Life, Arabs Chief, Extraordinary Character

Alexandria, Virginia

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Lady H. L. Stanhope, niece of the late Mr. Pitt, leads a monastic life on Mount Lebanon, shunning countrymen, after abandoning English high society to ally with Arabs as their chief, described as an extraordinary character.

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We learn by an extract from a late London paper, that Lady H. L. Stanhope, niece of the late Mr. Pitt, now lives a sort of monastic life, on Mount Lebanon, and refuses to see any of her countrymen. Lady S. is about 40 years of age, and is perhaps one of the most extraordinary characters of the present day. She abandoned the company of the first families in England, and allied herself to the Arabs, of which she was afterwards appointed chief. This may be reckoned among some of those obliquities of the human mind that would be disbelieved if found in the pages of romance.

[Balt. Morn. Chron.

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Court News

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Lady Stanhope Mount Lebanon Monastic Life Arabs Chief Extraordinary Character

What entities or persons were involved?

Lady H. L. Stanhope Mr. Pitt

Where did it happen?

Mount Lebanon

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Mount Lebanon

Key Persons

Lady H. L. Stanhope Mr. Pitt

Event Details

Lady H. L. Stanhope, niece of the late Mr. Pitt, now lives a sort of monastic life on Mount Lebanon and refuses to see any of her countrymen. She is about 40 years of age and is one of the most extraordinary characters of the present day. She abandoned the company of the first families in England and allied herself to the Arabs, of which she was afterwards appointed chief. This is reckoned among some of those obliquities of the human mind that would be disbelieved if found in the pages of romance.