Lady Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1851–1921) was the daughter of
William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam
William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, (12 October 1815 – 20 February 1902), styled Hon. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1815–1835, and Viscount Milton 1835–1857, was a British peer, nobleman, and Liberal Party ...
and of Lady Frances Harriet Douglas. On 23 May 1872 she married Hugh Le Despencer Boscawen (1849–1908), son of
Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth
Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (18 March 1819 – 6 November 1889), was a breeder of race horses and the winner of many classic races.
Personal life
His parents were the Reverend Hon John Evelyn Boscawen, Canon of Canterbury, (1790â ...
(1819–1889).
Lady Mary was one of eight train bearers at the wedding of
Princess Helena's wedding to
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Frederick Christian Charles Augustus; 22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a minor Danish-born German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena ...
on 5 July 1866 at
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.
The original cast ...
, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
Rosarian
Some rose growers are known for their particular contributions to the field. These include:
A
* David C.H. Austin (1926–2018), British breeder of English-style roses including the 'Wife of Bath'
B
* René Barbier (1870–1931), of '' Bar ...
Henry Bennett (1823–1890) named the
rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam in her honour.
Mary FitzWilliam (1851 - 1921)
(in German)
References
1851 births
1921 deaths
Daughters of British earls
Daughters of Irish earls
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