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Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne VA CI GBE CH GCStJ (née Hamilton; 17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932), was a British courtier. She served as vice-regal consort while her husband Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne was Governor General of Canada from 1883 to 1888. She was then Vicereine of India from 1888 to 1894 while her husband was Viceroy.
Beatrix Frances, Duchess of St Albans; Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne; Theresa Susey Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry; Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. by Frederick & Richard Speaight bromide print, early 1900s NPG x76669
Some women to have held the title Duchess of Devonshire, as wives of the Duke of Devonshire, include: Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1646–1710), wife of the first duke. Rachel Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1674 – 1725), wife of the second duke. Catherine Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1700–1777), wife of the third duke.
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11. Apr. 2020 · Widowed in 1938, Evelyn lived for many years at Hardwick Hall after her son, Edward, eldest of her seven children, inherited the dukdom as the 10th Duke of Devonshire. Below, left, Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, and Duchess Evelyn. Right, Queen Mary, seated, and Evelyn, center rear, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary. Click to enlarge.
30. Apr. 2022 · Evelyn's marriage to Cavendish, the heir of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, led to her becoming Duchess of Devonshire in 1908. With her position, she oversaw the reorganisation of the Devonshire estates and presided over four English houses and one Irish castle. Evelyn held the position of Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary from 1910 until 1916 ...
Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice was the elder daughter of the statesman Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, and his wife, Lady Maud Hamilton, daughter of the 1st Duke of Abercorn. She was married on July 30, 1892 to Victor Cavendish, the nephew and heir of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, becoming Duchess of Devonshire in 1908.
