Mary Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave, DBE (25 March 1850 – 8 November 1933) was a British peeress.

Background

Born as Mary Dorothea Palmer, she was the daughter of Roundell Palmer (later

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) and his wife, Laura, a daughter of the 8th Earl Waldegrave. She was known to family and friends as "May".

Marriage/children

On 5 August 1874, she married her first cousin,

William Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave William Frederick Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave, VD, PC (2 March 1851 – 12 August 1930), styled Viscount Chewton between 1854 and 1859, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, government c ...

. Lord and Lady Waldegrave had three children: *Lady Mary Wilfreda (1875–1947) *Lady Laura Margaret (1880–1959) * William Edward Seymour, later 10th Earl Waldegrave (1882–1933)

Honours

In 1918, Mary Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave, was appointed a DBE for her work as Deputy President of the

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branch of the

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during

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. 1850 births 1933 deaths British countesses Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Daughters of British earls

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

People from Mendip District People from Somerset Place of birth missing Place of death missing

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