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Mary Evelyn Hungerford Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (23 March 1915 – 2 July 2014), born Lady Mary Crewe-Milnes, [1] was a British aristocrat. She was a daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, by his marriage to Lady Peggy Primrose, one of the first seven women appointed as magistrates in 1919 following the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919. [2]
At the time of her marriage to the Duke of Roxburghe, she was the wealthiest American heiress, with a dowry of twenty million dollars, exceeded only by Consuelo Vanderbilt in the wealth brought to the transatlantic marriages of the pre-1914 era (see Gilded Age). In 1913, she first became a guest of Queen Mary and King George at Windsor Castle.
Duchess of Roxburghe is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Roxburghe. Women who have held the title include: Susanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (née Dalbiac; 1814–1895) (wife of the 6th Duke) Anne Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (née Spencer-Churchill; 1854–1923) (wife of the 7th Duke) Mary Goelet (1878-1937) (wife of the 8th Duke)
Mary Goelet (1878–1937), [18] [19] who married Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (1876–1932) in 1903. [20] [21] [22] Henry, a first cousin of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was the son of the late 7th Duke of Roxburghe and Lady Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill, daughter of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Lady Frances Vane. [23]
Mary Queen of Scots was the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. She was imprisoned for 19 years in various castles in England. After being found to be plotting against Elizabeth, letters in code written ...
[7] [8] Prince Andrew proposed to Sarah Ferguson at Floors Castle and the Roxburghe's daughter Lady Rosanagh was a bridesmaid at their wedding in July 1986. [7] The Duchess sued her husband for divorce in 1990, accusing him of adultery. After their divorce, the Duchess said of her first husband "boys will be boys". [6]
The Duke of Roxburghe (/ ˈ r ɒ k s b ər ə /) is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth.
Pages in category "Mistresses of the Robes to Queen Victoria" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Anne Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe; S.