Name/Title
L. K. (Lucy Kaopaulu) Peabody Cover CollectionDescription
Lucy Kaopaulu Peabody[note 1] (January 1, 1840 – August 9, 1928) was a high chiefess and courtier of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She served as a maid of honour and lady-in-waiting to Queen Emma of Hawaii. In 1905, she founded the reestablished Kaʻahumanu Society, a female-led civic society initially chartered during the Hawaiian monarchy.
She developed a close friendship with Queen Emma, the wife of King Kamehameha IV who ruled from 1855 to 1863. During Emma's lifetime, Peabody served as the Queen's maid-of-honor and lady-in-waiting, serving the traditional role of kahu (caretaker) and as a member of her royal retinue.[18][12] She was present at the sickbed of King Lunalilo in Kailua-Kona, and after his death in 1874, she supported Emma's unsuccessful candidacy against Kalākaua in the monarchial election which followed.[19] Many of the letters written between Peabody and Emma were later used by historians and biographers of the Queen's life.[20][21] After Queen Emma's death, she named Peabody as one of the devisees in her will and provided her with an annuity of 900 dollars.[22][23]
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![For reference only: Lucy Peabody never married or had children of her own. She died on August 9, 1928, at the age of 89, at her niece's residence.[7][37] She was buried at the Oahu Cemetery in the Davis family plot under a marker with the inscription "Lucy K. Peabody".](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/10756/7208f080-f1b0-11ed-9d89-57741ea82dfe-vXxhjbx.lg@2x.jpg)
