Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill
Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill,[1]CI GCVO, GBE, DStJ (8 October 1874 – 12 December 1957) was the daughter of the 6th Earl Beauchamp.
Born as Margaret Lygon, she married the 2nd Baron Ampthill, in Madresfield, Worcestershire on 6 October 1894 (2 days before her 20th birthday). The couple had five children:
- John Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973)
- Adm Hon. Sir Guy Russell (1898–1977)
- Hon. Phyllis Margaret Russell, OBE (3 June 1900 – c. 24 May 1998)
- Wg Cdr Hon. Edward Wriothesley Curzon Russell, OBE (2 June 1901 – 1982).
married Baroness Barbara Korff and had issue - Brig Hon. Leopold Oliver Russell, CBE, TD (26 January 1907 – 1988)
Honours and titles
She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary, and in 1918 was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire and a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1946. She was also a Dame of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
References
External links
- Profile, peerage.com; accessed 22 March 2014.
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