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{{Short description|British aristocrat and Vicereine of India}} |
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Most Honourable]] |
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| name = The Marchioness of Lansdowne |
| name = The Marchioness of Lansdowne |
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| image = Maud Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne.png |
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| birth_name = Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton |
| birth_name = Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1850|12|17}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1850|12|17}} |
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| birth_place = [[St George Hanover Square]], London, England |
| birth_place = [[St George Hanover Square]], London, England |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1932|10|21|1850|12|17}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1932|10|21|1850|12|17}} |
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| death_place = St George Hanover Square, London, England |
| death_place = St George Hanover Square, London, England |
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| father = [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn]] |
| father = [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn]] |
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| mother = [[Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn|Lady Louisa Russell]] |
| mother = [[Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn|Lady Louisa Russell]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]]|1869|1927|end=d}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]]|1869|1927|end=d}} |
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| children = [[Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire]]<br/>[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne]]<br/>[[Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice]]<br/>[[Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans]] |
| children = [[Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire]]<br/>[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne]]<br/>[[Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice]]<br/>[[Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans]] |
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| office = [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] |
| office = [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] |
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| term_start = 1905 |
| term_start = 1905 |
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| term_end = 1910 |
| term_end = 1910 |
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| office1 = [[ |
| office1 = [[Governor-General of India|Viceregal-Consort of India]] |
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| term_start1 = 10 December 1888 |
| term_start1 = 10 December 1888 |
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| term_end1 = 11 October 1894 |
| term_end1 = 11 October 1894 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava|The Countess of Dufferin]] |
| predecessor1 = [[Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava|The Countess of Dufferin]] |
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| successor1 = [[Constance Bruce, Countess of Elgin|The Countess of Elgin]] |
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| monarch1 = [[Queen Victoria]] |
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| office2 = [[Viceregal consorts of Canada|Viceregal consort of Canada]] |
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| term_start2 = 23 October 1883 |
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| term_end2 = 11 June 1888 |
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| predecessor2 =[[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll|The Princess Louise]] |
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| successor2 = [[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby#Family|The Countess of Derby]] |
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'''Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|VA|CI|GBEf|CH}} (née '''Hamilton'''; 17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932), was a British courtier. She |
'''Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|VA|CI|GBEf|CH|GCStJ||sep=,}} (''née'' '''Hamilton'''; 17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932), was a British aristocrat and courtier. She was the wife of [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]], [[Governor General of Canada]] from 1883 to 1888. She was then [[Vicereine of India]] from 1888 to 1894 while her husband was Viceroy. |
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==Marriage== |
==Marriage== |
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Lady Lansdowne was a daughter of [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn]], and [[Louisa Jane Hamilton, 1st Duchess of Abercorn|Lady Louisa Jane Russell]]. On 8 November 1869, she married [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]], at [[Westminster Abbey]] and they had four children: |
Lady Lansdowne was a daughter of [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn]], and [[Louisa Jane Hamilton, 1st Duchess of Abercorn|Lady Louisa Jane Russell]].<ref name=":0">Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood'' (107 ed.). Burke’s Peerage & Gentry. p. 2240. {{ISBN|0-9711966-2-1}}.</ref> On 8 November 1869, she married [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]], at [[Westminster Abbey]] and they had four children:<ref name=":0" /> |
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* [[Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Fitzmaurice]] (27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960) |
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* [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry]] (14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936) |
* [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry]] (14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936) |
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* [[Lord Charles George Francis Fitzmaurice]] (12 February 1874 – 30 October 1914) |
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* [[Lady Beatrix Frances Fitzmaurice]] (25 March 1877 – 5 August 1953) |
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* Lady Louise Jane Petty-Fitzmaurice (2 January 1884 - 29 December 1917) |
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==Later years== |
==Later years== |
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From 1905 to 1909 she was a [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]]; she was Extra Lady from 1910 to 1925. During the [[First World War]] she set up the ''Officers' Families Fund'' and served as its president, and she and her husband lent their house, [[Lansdowne House]] in [[Berkeley Square]], London, to serve as its headquarters. She had previously done the same in the Second Boer War.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 January 1900|title=Officers' Families' Fund|pages=5|work=The Times}}</ref> She also set up an auxiliary [[Red Cross]] hospital in the Orangery at [[Bowood House]] on their Wiltshire estate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bowood home front exhibition marking First World War centenary|url=http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/11037965.Bowood_home_front_exhibition_marking_First_World_War_centenary/|newspaper=This is Wiltshire}}</ref> |
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For this and other charitable services, she was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE) in the [[1920 New Year Honours|1920 civilian war honours]]. <ref> {{London Gazette|issue=31840|supp=y| page=3757|date=30 March 1920}} </ref> |
For this and other charitable services, she was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE) in the [[1920 New Year Honours|1920 civilian war honours]]. <ref> {{London Gazette|issue=31840|supp=y| page=3757|date=30 March 1920}} </ref> |
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==Death== |
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She died in 1932, aged 81, and was buried (as her husband had been, five years earlier) at [[Derry Hill]] church, at the gates of their Bowood estate.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1253593|desc=Christ Church|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> |
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She died in 1932, aged 81, and was buried at Derry Hill Church, [[Chippenham, Wiltshire]]. |
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The Marchioness of Lansdowne | |
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Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra | |
In office 1905–1910 | |
Viceregal-Consort of India | |
In office 10 December 1888 – 11 October 1894 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | The Countess of Dufferin |
Succeeded by | The Countess of Elgin |
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Born | Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton 17 December 1850 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
Died | 21 October 1932 St George Hanover Square, London, England | (aged 81)
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Children | Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans |
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Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, VA, CI, GBE, CH, GCStJ (née Hamilton; 17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932), was a British aristocrat and courtier. She was the wife of Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor General of Canada from 1883 to 1888. She was then Vicereine of India from 1888 to 1894 while her husband was Viceroy.
Marriage
[edit]Lady Lansdowne was a daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Louisa Jane Russell.[1] On 8 November 1869, she married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, at Westminster Abbey and they had four children:[1]
- Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Fitzmaurice (27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960)
- Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry (14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936)
- Lord Charles George Francis Fitzmaurice (12 February 1874 – 30 October 1914)
- Lady Beatrix Frances Fitzmaurice (25 March 1877 – 5 August 1953)
Later years
[edit]From 1905 to 1909 she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra; she was Extra Lady from 1910 to 1925. During the First World War she set up the Officers' Families Fund and served as its president, and she and her husband lent their house, Lansdowne House in Berkeley Square, London, to serve as its headquarters. She had previously done the same in the Second Boer War.[2] She also set up an auxiliary Red Cross hospital in the Orangery at Bowood House on their Wiltshire estate.[3]
For this and other charitable services, she was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours. [4]
Death
[edit]She died in 1932, aged 81, and was buried (as her husband had been, five years earlier) at Derry Hill church, at the gates of their Bowood estate.[5]
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke’s Peerage & Gentry. p. 2240. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "Officers' Families' Fund". The Times. 16 January 1900. p. 5.
- ^ "Bowood home front exhibition marking First World War centenary". This is Wiltshire.
- ^ "No. 31840". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 March 1920. p. 3757.
- ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1253593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- Obituary, The Times, 22 October 1932.
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