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Caroline Beresford, Duchess Of Montrose
Caroline Agnes Graham, Duchess of Montrose (''née'' Beresford; 21 August 1818 – 16 November 1894), styled Dowager Duchess of Montrose after 1874, was a notable British racehorse owner, Aristocracy (class), aristocrat, and socialite. She was described as a "wildly extravagant woman" who "strode across the racing scene", and was popularly known as the "Red Duchess", from both her scarlet racing colours and her habit of dressing from head to foot in that colour at race meetings. It was said of her in one of her obituaries that "few women in England create more stir in all classes of society". She betted heavily, hardly ever missed attending a race meeting where her horses were competing, and associated almost exclusively with followers of the turf. Origins She was a daughter of John Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies by his wife Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley, only daughter and heiress of Robert Horsley, of Bolam, Northumberland. Her grandfather was William Beresford, 1st Baron Deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Grace
His Grace and Her Grace are English Style (manner of address), styles of address used with high-ranking personages, and was the style for English monarchs until Henry VIII (r. 1509–1547), and for Scottish monarchs until the Act of Union (1707), Act of Union of 1707, which Union of the Crowns, united the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. In Great Britain and Ireland, it is also the style of address for archbishops, dukes, and duchesses; e.g. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk and His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. The correct style is “Your Grace” in spoken and written form; as a stylistic descriptor for Dukes in the United Kingdom, British dukes, it is an abbreviation of the full, formal style: “The Most High, Noble and Potent Prince His Grace”. However, a Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom, royal duke, such as Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is addressed as Your Royal Highness. Ecclesiastical usage Christianity The style "His Grace" and "Your Grace" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
