Lord and Lady Holland had no biological children of their own, having gone through two stillbirths and one short-lived child. Lady Holland was in her late thirties and Lord Holland insisted on adopting the girl. Her biological paternity remains a mystery; one rumour had it that she was her adoptive father's biological daughter born by his servant.
Lord and Lady Holland had no biological children due to two stillbirths and a short-lived infant. Lady Holland, in her late thirties, was persuaded by Lord Holland to adopt the girl. The girl's true parentage remains unknown; one rumor suggests she is his adoptive father's biological daughter born to his servant.