Eva Isabel Marion Primrose, Countess of Rosebery and Midlothian ( Bruce; 17 June 1892 – 29 January 1987) was the English daughter of Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare and his wife, Constance.

Personal life

Eva Isabel Marion Bruce married, firstly, Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper on 26 April 1911 in St. Margaret's, Westminster. The couple were divorced in 1922 after having three children: * Alexander Ronald George, later 4th Baron Belper (1912–1999) * Hon. Michael Strutt (1914–1942) * Hon. Lavinia Mary Strutt (1916–1995) She married, secondly, to

Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, 2nd Earl of Midlothian, (8 January 1882 – 31 May 1974), styled Lord Dalmeny until 1929, was a British liberal politician who briefly served as Secretary of State for Scotland ...

, on 24 June 1924 and they had two children: * Neil Archibald, later 7th Earl of Rosebery (1929–2024) * Lady Mary Primrose (1935–1935), who died at birth.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, pp. 1277–1278, volume 3, page 3398. She was the mother-in-law of

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who married her daughter, Lavinia Strutt, in 1937. She died on 29 January 1987, aged 94.

Honours

She held the office of Justice of the Peace (JP) for

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. She was invested as a

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( DBE) in 1955. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws ( LL.D) from the

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in 1957. She was decorated with the Chevalier of the

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References

Sources

* Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition'', 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 1999), volume 1, page 9. * Peter W. Hammond, editor, ''The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda'' (

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: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 86. * Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition'', 3 volumes (

:Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003), volume 1, page 340. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosebery, Eva Primrose, Countess of 1892 births 1987 deaths Scottish countesses

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