Eva Isabel Marion Primrose, Countess of Rosebery and Midlothian ( Bruce; 17 June 1892 – 29 January 1987) was the daughter of

Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare (19 June 1851 – 20 February 1929), styled The Honourable from 1873 to 1895, was a British soldier and peer. Background Bruce was the eldest son of Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, who had served as Home ...

and his wife, Constance.

Personal life

Eva Isabel Marion Bruce married, firstly,

Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper Algernon Henry Strutt (6 May 1883 – 20 May 1956), was 3rd Baron Belper from 1914 to 1956. He entered the British Army in August 1908 and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Life Guards. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baro ...

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 i ...

, on 24 June 1924 and they had one son: * Neil Archibald, later 7th Earl of Rosebery (b. 1929) She was the mother-in-law of

Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (30 May 1908 – 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was a British peer and politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of ...

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

Honours

She held the office of

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(JP) for

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. She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( DBE) in 1955. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws (

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) from the

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in 1957. She was decorated with the

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

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