Mary Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave
British countess
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| Intro | British countess | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||
| was | Noble | ||||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||||
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| Birth | 25 March 1850 | ||||||
| Death | 8 November 1933 (aged 83 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||||
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Biography
Mary Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave, DBE (25 March 1850 – 8 November 1933) was a British peeress.
Background
Born as Mary Dorothea Palmer, she was the daughter of Roundell Palmer (later Earl of Selborne) and his wife, Laura, a daughter of the 8th Earl Waldegrave. She was known to family and friends as "May".
Marriage/children
On 5 August 1874, she married her first cousin, William Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave. Lord and Lady Waldegrave had three children:
- Lady Mary Wilfreda (1875–1947)
- Lady Laura Margaret (1880–1959)
- William Edward Seymour, later 10th Earl Waldegrave (1882–1933)
Honours
In 1918, Mary Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave, was appointed a DBE for her work as Deputy President of the Somerset branch of the British Red Cross Society during World War I.