Duchess of Abercorn

Duchess of Abercorn is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Abercorn, an extant title in the Peerage of Ireland which was created in 1868 by Queen Victoria. Alexandra Phillips married James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn in 1966. She was the last person to hold this title and, since her death in 2018, no one holds it, as the 5th Duke is alive and unmarried.

List of Duchesses of Abercorn

# Name Birth Marriage Became Duchess of Abercorn Spouse Death Ceased being Duchess of Abercorn Reason ceased being Duchess of Abercorn
1 Louisa Russell 8 July 1812 25 October 1832 10 August 1868 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn 31 March 1905 31 October 1885 Husband's death
2 Mary Curzon-Howe 23 July 1848 7 January 1869 31 October 1885 James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn 10 May 1929 3 January 1913 Husband's death
3 Rosalind Bingham 26 February 1869 1 November 1894 3 January 1913 James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn 18 January 1958 12 September 1953 Husband's death
4 Kathleen Crichton 8 July 1905 9 February 1928 12 September 1953 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn 2 February 1990 4 June 1979 Husband's death
5 Alexandra Phillips 27 February 1946 20 October 1966 4 June 1979 James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn 10 December 2018 Died

References

  1. ↑ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 54. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Duchess of Abercorn, public-spirited doyenne of Northern Irish life and a close confidante of Prince Philip – obituary". The Telegraph. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Schutte, K. (15 May 2014). Women, Rank, and Marriage in the British Aristocracy, 1485–2000: An Open Elite?. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-32780-2.
  4. ↑ Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt (2011). The glitter and the gold. London: Hodder. ISBN 978-1444730982.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Mary, Duchess of Abercorn". The Times. 10 May 1929. p. 8.
  6. ↑ Cokayne (1910), p. 10
  7. ↑ The Times (London), Monday, 14 September 1953 p. 10 col. D
  8. ↑ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (107 ed.). Wilmington: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 0971196621.
  9. ↑ "The Duchess of Abercorn, public-spirited doyenne of Northern Irish life and a close confidante of Prince Philip – obituary". The Telegraph. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Simpson, Claire (11 December 2018). "Duchess of Abercorn dies after illness". Irishnews.com. The Irish News. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Obituary: Duchess of Abercorn, activist during the Northern Irish Troubles and holder of ancient Scottish title". The Herald. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2022.