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Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, CI (née Leiter; 27 May 1870 – 18 July 1906) was a British aristocrat of American background who was Vicereine of India, as the wife of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India.
Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston CI (geborene Leiter, * 27. Mai 1870 in Chicago ; † 18. Juli 1906 in London ) war eine gebürtige US-amerikanische Staatsbürgerin und durch Heirat britische Adlige und Vizekönigin von Indien .
Vor 6 Tagen · In 1898, when her husband was appointed viceroy of India and created Baron Curzon of Kedleston, Mary Curzon became Baroness Curzon and vicereine of India, which was then and for long afterward the highest political rank attained by an American woman.
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Who was Mary, Lady Curzon? Mary Curzon, Vicereine of India, has long been viewed as the beautiful wife and perfect companion to her husband George Nathaniel Curzon. But there was much more to her than the glamour, grace and beauty that she undoubtedly possessed and which is evident in the portraits of her in the collection at Kedleston.
Curzon, Mary Leiter (1870–1906) Vicereine of India. Name variations: Baroness Curzon of Kedleston. Born Mary Victoria Leiter in Chicago, Illinois, on May 27, 1870; died in London, England, on July 18, 1906; daughter of Levi Z. Leiter (a merchant and partner with Marshall Field) and Mary Theresa (Carver) Leiter (granddaughter of Judge Samuel ...
(1870-1906), Vicereine of India; first wife of Lord Curzon of Kedleston (later 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston) Sitter in 10 portraits. Mary was the daughter of Levi Z. Leiter, co-founder of the Marshall Field & Company retail empire. Six-foot-tall, beautiful and intelligent, Mary was a society favourite in both Great Britain and the USA.
Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, CI (née Leiter; 27 May 1870 – 18 July 1906) was a British aristocrat of American background who was Vicereine of India, as the wife of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India. Quick Facts Viceregal-Consort of India, Monarchs ...
