# Lady Cowper — Queen Victoria character guide

> Lady Cowper in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0030-v-lord-palmerston

## Who they are

Society hostess and sister of Lord Palmerston.

## In the story

### [V: Lord Palmerston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/v-lord-palmerston)

Sister of Lord Melbourne and Palmerston's late-in-life wife, one of the most influential Whig hostesses, strengthening Palmerston's social position.

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