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Mary Curzon (other)
Mary Curzon may refer to: * Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston (1870–1906), peeress of American background ** Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston, (20 January 1896 – 9 February 1966), was a British peeress, socialite and philanthropist. Background Irene was born at 4 Carlton House Gardens, St James's, the e ... (1896–1966), her daughter * Mary Curzon, Lady Howe (1887–1962), English aristocrat {{hndis, Curzon, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon Of Kedleston
Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, (née Leiter; 27 May 1870 – 18 July 1906), was an American heiress who married George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, George Curzon, the future Viceroy of India. In America Mary Victoria Leiter was born in Chicago, the eldest daughter of Mary Theresa (née Carver) and Levi Leiter, Levi Ziegler Leiter, the wealthy co-founder of Field and Leiter dry goods business, and later partner in the Marshall Field retail empire. On her father's side, she was of Swiss people, Swiss-German descent. Her family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1881 and entered the exclusive circle of official society there. They lived for several years in the former home of James G. Blaine on Dupont Circle before moving into the Leiter House. The family also spent time at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Lake Geneva, earning her the sobriquet "''Lake Geneva Princess''." She was taught dancing, singing, music, and art at home by tutors and learned the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale
Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston, (20 January 1896 – 9 February 1966), was a British peeress, socialite and philanthropist. Background Irene was born at 4 Carlton House Gardens, St James's, the eldest child of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, and Mary Victoria Leiter, daughter of Levi Leiter. She inherited her father's Barony of Ravensdale, County Derby, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, on 20 March 1925, and was created a life peer as ''Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston'', of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, on 10 October 1958. This allowed her to sit in the House of Lords prior to the passing of the Peerage Act 1963, which allowed ''suo jure'' hereditary peeresses to enter. She and her two younger sisters were memorialised by Anne de Courcy in ''The Viceroy's Daughters: the Lives of the Curzon Sisters''. Royal links Irene Curzon had an intimate insight into the life of the Duke of Windsor, his friendsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
