Mary Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn

Mary Anna Curzon-Howe
Duchess of Abercorn
Spouse(s) James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn

Issue

James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
Lady Alexandra Phyllis Hamilton
Gladys, Countess of Wicklow
Lord Arthur John Hamilton
Lord Claud Nigel Hamilton
Father Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Mother Anne Gore
Born (1848-07-23)23 July 1848
Died 10 May 1929(1929-05-10) (aged 80)

Mary Anna Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (née Curzon-Howe; 23 July 1848 – 10 May 1929), was an English aristocrat. She was the daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Anne Gore.

Marriage and issue

She married James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russel on 7 January 1869[1] at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.

They had seven sons and two daughters:

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) was the Duchess's great-great-granddaughter, through Mary's granddaughter, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer. She held the office of Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Alexandra.

Ancestry

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

References

  1. Jackson, Alvin (2004). "Hamilton, James, second duke of Abercorn (1838–1913)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33669. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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