What happened to Emma Hamilton after Horatio Nelson died?

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Horatio Nelson Lord Nelson, detail of an oil painting by J.F. Rigaud; in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Eng.

Following the death of Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Emma, Lady Hamilton, was largely ignored by the British public and government.1

Although she had inherited money from both her husband, Sir William Hamilton, and Nelson, she squandered the majority of her wealth. Her financial situation deteriorated significantly over the following years, eventually leading to her imprisonment for debt between 1813 and 1814. She ultimately died in impecunious exile in Calais, France, on January 15, 1815.21