Lady Emma Hamilton
/ˌleɪdi ˌemə ˈhæmltən/
/ˌleɪdi ˌemə ˈhæmltən/
- born Amy Lyon (1765-1815) a beautiful English woman from a poor family who became famous as the lover of Lord Nelson and the mother of his child, although she was married to Sir William Hamilton, the British government's representative at the court of Naples. When her husband and Nelson were dead, Lady Hamilton was put in prison for debt.