Emily Theresa Russell, Baroness Ampthill, (9 September 1843 – 22 February 1927) was a British courtier. Born Lady Emily Theresa Villiers, she was the third daughter of

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and his wife, Katherine (née Grimston, formerly Foster-Barham), eldest daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. She was a bridesmaid to Princess Alexandra of Denmark on the latter's marriage to the Edward, Prince of Wales in 1863. On 5 May 1868, she married Odo Russell (son of Lord George Russell) at

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and they had six children: * Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935) * Hon. Odo William Theopilus Villiers Russell (1870–1951) * Hon. Constance Evelyn Villiers Russell (1872–1942) *Hon. Alexander Victor Frederick Villiers Russell (1874–1965) * Hon. Victor Alexander Frederick Villiers Russell (1874–1965) * Hon. Augusta Louise Margaret Romola Villiers Russell (1879–1966) In 1881, Odo was created

Baron Ampthill Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill in the County of Bedfordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1881 for the diplomat Lord Odo Russell. He was the third son of Major-General Lord George Russell, second so ...

. In 1885, the now Baroness Ampthill became a

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and was later appointed to the

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for her services. In 1897, she was one of the guests at the Duchess of Devonshire’s Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball.

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