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Her Excellency The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Lansdowne VA CI GBE CH GCStJ
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
Personal details
Born	Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton; 17 December 1850; St George Hanover Square, London, England
Died	21 October 1932 (aged 81); St George Hanover Square, London, England
Spouse	Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (m. 1869; died 1927)
Children	Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne; Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice; Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans
Parents	James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (father); Lady Louisa Russell (mother);

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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

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

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

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

Ancestors of Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

16. Captain The Hon. John Hamilton

8. John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn

17. Harriet Craggs

4. James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton

18. Sir Joseph Copley, 1st Baronet

9. Catherine Copley

19. Mary Buller

2. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

20. James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton

10. The Hon. John Douglas

21. Bridget Heathcote

5. Harriet Douglas

22. Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood

11. Lady Frances Lascelles

23. Anne Chaloner

1. Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

24. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

12. Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

25. The Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower

6. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

26. Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle

13. Lady Elizabeth Keppel

27. Lady Anne Lennox

3. Lady Louisa Jane Russell

28. Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon

14. Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon

29. Lady Catherine Gordon

7. Lady Georgina Gordon

30. Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet of Monreith, Wigtownshire

15. Jane Maxwell

31. Magdalen Blair

References

^ ^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.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Princess Louise	Viceregal consort of Canada 1883–1888	Succeeded by The Countess of Derby

[:0-1] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke’s Peerage & Gentry. p. 2240. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

[2] "Officers' Families' Fund". The Times. 16 January 1900. p. 5.

[3] "Bowood home front exhibition marking First World War centenary". This is Wiltshire.

[4] "No. 31840". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 March 1920. p. 3757.

[5] Historic England. "Christ Church (1253593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

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-'''Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GBEf|GCStJf|CH|VA|CI}} (née Hamilton; 17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932), was a British courtier. She served as [[Viceregal consorts of Canada|vice-regal spouse]] while her husband [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]] was [[Governor General of Canada]] from 1883–1888. She was then Vicereine of [[India]] from 1888–1894 while her husband was [[Viceroy of India|Viceroy]].
+| office              = [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]]
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+| predecessor1        = [[Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava|The Countess of Dufferin]]
+| successor1          = [[Constance Bruce, Countess of Elgin|The Countess of Elgin]]
+| monarch1            = [[Queen Victoria]]
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+'''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.
 ==Marriage==
-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 the [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|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&nbsp;ed.). Burke’s Peerage & Gentry. p.&nbsp;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" />
-*[[Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice]] (27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960)
+* [[Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Fitzmaurice]] (27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960)
-*[[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)
-*[[Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice|Lord Charles George Francis Petty-Fitzmaurice]] (12 February 1874 – 30 October 1914)
+* [[Lord Charles George Francis Fitzmaurice]] (12 February 1874 – 30 October 1914)
-*[[Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans|Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-Fitzmaurice]] (25 March 1877 – 5 August 1953)
+* [[Lady Beatrix Frances Fitzmaurice]] (25 March 1877 – 5 August 1953)
 ==Later years==
-From 1905–09 she was a [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]]; she was Extra Lady from 1910–25. During the [[First World War]] she set up the [[Officers' Families Fund]] and served as its president, and she and her husband gave their house, [[Lansdowne House]] in [[Berkeley Square]], London, as its headquarters. She also set up an auxiliary [[Red Cross]] hospital in the Orangery at [[Bowood House]].<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>
+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>
-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 civilian war honours. {{citation needed|date=December 2013}}
+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>
 ==Death==
+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>
-She died in 1932, aged 81, and was buried at Derry Hill Church, [[Chippenham, Wiltshire]].
 ==Ancestry==
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