Lady Emily Hay, Lady Peel (1836 – 23 April 1924), was the daughter of

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, and of Lady Susan Montagu (18 September 1797 – 5 March 1870). One of ten siblings, she was born in Yester,

East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...

, Scotland, and baptised there on 28 February 1837. On 13 January 1856, she married

Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet, GCB, PC (4 May 1822 – 9 May 1895) was a British Peelite, Liberal and from 1884 until 1886 Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). Eldest son of the prime minister Robert Peel, he was educated at Harrow and ...

, the eldest son of prime minister

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. Their twin daughters Gwendolin Cecilia and Agnes Helen (1860–1964) were born in 1860, followed by Victoria Alexandrina Julia (1865–1935), Robert (1867–1925) and Evelyn Emily (1869–1960). On 9 May 1895, aged 73, her husband was found dead, from hæmorrhage on the brain, in his bedroom at 12 Stratton Street, London. He was buried at Drayton-Bassett parish church on 16 May. Their only son Robert succeeded in the

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. Lady Peel was interested in

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and bred several award-winning

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. French

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François Lacharme named a rose

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after her. Lady Peel died aged 88 on 4 April 1924 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Emily Peel ( ? - 1924)

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