July 1, 2020 - In Hamilton, which drops on Disney+ on July 3, the Schuyler sisters are played by Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Jasmine Cephas Jones. The real Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy Schuyler were born to a wealthy family in Albany, and all had relationships with Alexander Hamilton.

THE REAL SCHUYLER SISTERS OF THE HUDSON If you’ve seen Hamilton or listened to the soundtrack, you’re familiar with the three eldest daughters of Judge Philip Schuyler (Angelica, Eliza… and Peggy). However, there’s a little more to this family than initially presented.

August 6, 2020 - Two years ago I drew the Schuyler sisters.

July 5, 2020 - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, as painted in 1781. ... Phillipa Soo originated the role of Eliza on Broadway in Hamilton. "She is so strange a creature, that she possesses all the beauties, virtues and graces of her sex without any of those amiable defects which from their general prevalence are esteemed by connoisseurs necessary shades in the character of a fine woman,” Alexander Hamilton once wrote to his sister-in-law Angelica, describing his beloved wife.

The Schuyler Sisters and Their Circle

February 14, 2021 - Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy Schuyler are important characters in the smash musical Hamilton—and the real Schuyler sisters were fascinating women.

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July 10, 2018 - Fellow aide-de-camp, Tench Tilghman—who seemed a bit smitten himself with the middle sister of the “dark-eyed, amiable” Schuyler trio—aptly dubbed Eliza “the little saint of the Revolution.” The frame for Alexander’s portrait she embroidered as her wedding present is a lovely symbol of what Eliza saw as her life’s work. Picture frame embroidered by Eliza Schuyler Hamilton.

July 3, 2020 - The famous evening party when Alexander and Eliza meet, as depicted in “Helpless,” did in fact take place in reality. But it was not the first time the duo met. According to Biography, they had first met two years prior at the Schuyler home in Albany, possibly due to Philip Schuyler and Alexander’s mutual political connections.

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July 4, 2020 - Born into a political powerhouse, the Schuyler sisters, Angelica, Eliza and Peggy were expected to make something of themselves. Their Father was a General in the American revolutionary army a…

July 3, 2020 - In Hamilton, his award-winning Broadway musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda depicts Alexander Hamilton’s wife and sisters-in-law as a proto-feminist girl group, singing in formation and demanding that the Founding Fathers “include women in the sequel.” But who were Eliza Hamilton’s sisters, Angelica and Peggy Schuyler, and were their politics as revolutionary as Hamilton suggests? An investigation into their lives reveals that, although Miranda fudged many of the biographical details, the real Schuyler sisters were truly as unforgettable as the fictionalized characters in the musical.

December 14, 2025 - The Schuyler sisters can refer to: historical Schuyler sisters of the prominent American Schuyler family: Angelica Schuyler Church (1756–1814), American socialite · Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), American socialite and philanthropist, wife of Alexander Hamilton ·

July 5, 2020 - The two had a swift courtship, marked like many of Hamilton's personal relationships by constant letters, and in late 1780, they were married at the Schuyler family home with the blessing of Eliza's father. ... There is a limited amount known about Eliza's thoughts throughout her marriage to Hamilton—while she would go on to save her sister Angelica's letters to her husband, her own did not survive to the modern day.

July 1, 2025 - David Pieterse Schuyler (1636–1690) m. Catharina Verplanck (1639–1690), daughter of Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck (1606–1690); the couple died during the Schenectady massacre of 1690 · Myndert Schuyler (1672–1755), Mayor of Albany, m. Rachel Cuyler (1674–1747), sister of Johannes Cuyler ...

February 21, 2019 - Now, if I can only find another portrait of Eliza…. Above left: Portrait of a Lady by Samuel Shelley, image via Philip Mould Gallery. Left: Portrait of Mrs. John Barker Church (Angelica Schuyler), Son Philip, and Servant by John Trumbull, c1785, private collection

Formal stage picture of Angelica Schuyler · Angelica Schuyler (middle) in "Helpless · Angelica toasting Eliza in Satisfied · Angelica Schuyler in Take A Break · Karen Olivo as Angelica. Mandy Gonzalez as Angelica. Emmy Raver-Lampman (Solea Pfeiffer and Amber Iman) as Angelica. Eliza, Angelica, and Peggy Schuyler in "The Schuyler Sisters" Angelica (Renée Elise Goldsberry) in "Satisfied" Karen Olivo as Angelica in the Chicago production, along with Arianna Afsar (Eliza) and Samantha Marie Ware (Peggy) Renée Elise Goldsberry (Center), Phillipa Soo (Left), and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Right), as Angelica, Elizabeth, and Peggy Schuyler in "The Schuyler Sisters" Historical Portrait of Angelica Schuyler ·

April 30, 2017 - Born into a political powerhouse, the Schuyler sisters, Angelica, Eliza and Peggy were expected to make something of themselves.