- Duchess Of York
Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. Because four of the twelve Dukes of York did not marry or had already assumed the throne when they married, there have only ever been eleven Duchesses of York. - Jet Black
Jet Black (born Brian John Duffy; 26 August, 1938 in Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom) is an English drummer and one of the founder members of punk rock / new wave band The Stranglers. He is of Irish ancestry and currently lives in Gloucestershire. - Princess Marina
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent was a member of the British Royal Family; the wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George V and Queen Mary. Princess Marina was the last foreign-born princess to marry into the British royal family; subsequent brides have been commoners. - Lady May
Lady May (born Rhonda Robinson) is a mixed-race (part-Asian, part-African American) rapper from New York City's suburbs. She was born in the 1980s and grew up listening to Elton John, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson. At the age of fifteen, Lady May stopped attending high school and became a hip hop dancer in music videos for artists such as: LL Cool J and Jodeci, but was left unsatisfied, eventually turning to rap music. - Sarah Churchill Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (29 May, 1660 - 18 October, 1744) rose to be one of the most influential women in British history, as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne. Sarah’s friendship and influence with Anne was widely known, and leading public figures often turned their attentions to Sarah as a means of persuading Anne to comply with a request. As a result, by the time Anne became queen, Sarah’s knowledge of government, … - Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt, was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt Family, as well as an English aristocrat. She was seen as the ultimate marital prize of the Victorian age. Her marriage to the ninth Duke of Marlborough was an international emblem for socially advantageous marriages. - Greer Garson
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE (September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning English actress very popular during the World War II years and was the leading lady in many pictures with Walter Pidgeon. - Margaret Of Parma
Margaret, Duchess of Parma (28 December 1522 - 18 January 1586) governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V. Her mother, Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, a servant of Charles de Lalaing, Seigneur de Montigny, was a Fleming. Margaret was brought up by the Douwrin family, and later by her great-aunt, Margaret of Austria, and her aunt, Maria of Austria, … - Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (June 7, 1757 - March 30, 1806), born Lady Georgiana Spencer, was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and mother of William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Her father, John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, was a great-grandson of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Her niece was Lady Caroline Lamb. - Blanche Of Lancaster
Blanche of Lancaster (March 25, 1345 - September 12, 1369) was an English noblewoman, daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster by his wife Isabel de Beaumont. Both she and her elder sister Maud, Countess of Leicester were born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lindsey. On May 19, 1359, Blanche was married to John of Gaunt, a son of the reigning English king Edward III of England and his Queen consort Philippa of Hainault. - Maria Alexandrovna Of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; 17 October 1853 - 24 October 1920) was a daughter of Alexander II of Russia and his first Empress consort Marie of Hesse. Maria became the wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. - Gerloc
Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux. She was the sister of Duke William Longsword. In 935, she married William Towhead, the future count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine, then only ten years old. She gave him two children before dying on 14 October 962: *William IV of Aquitaine *Adelaide of Aquitaine, wife of Hugh Capet - Barbara Palmer 1st Duchess of Cleveland
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (November 1640-9 October 1709) was a royal courtesan and one of the most notorious of King Charles II's mistresses. - Deborah Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire
Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire DCVO (born March 31, 1920), "née" Deborah Freeman-Mitford and known to her family as "Debo", is the last of the noted Mitford sisters. She married Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire in 1941. At the time he was not expected to inherit the dukedom but his older brother William was killed in combat in 1944. - Louise de Kérouaille Duchess of Portsmouth
Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, was a mistress of Charles II of England. The exact date of her birth is apparently unknown. - Lavinia Fenton
Lavinia Paulet, Duchess of Bolton (1708 - 24 January 1760), known by her stagename as Lavina Fenton, was an English actress. She was probably the daughter of a naval lieutenant named Beswick, but she bore the name of her mother's husband. Her first appearance was as Monimia in Thomas Otway's "The Orphan", in 1726 at the Haymarket Theatre. She then joined the company of players at the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, … - Anna Russell Duchess of Bedford
Anna Maria Stanhope, Duchess of Bedford (3 September 1783 - 3 July 1857), was the daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington, and June Fleming. She became the wife of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, and sister in law of the British Prime Minister John Russell. She was a life long friend of Queen Victoria and between 1841 and 1847 served as a Lady of the Bedchamber. - Mary Russell Duchess of Bedford
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, DBE FLS (b. September 26 1865 - d. circa March 22 1937) was an English pilot and ornithologist. Born as Mary du Caurroy Tribe, the daughter of Walter Harry Tribe, Anglican Archdeacon of Lahore in 1865 at Stockbridge, Hampshire. On January 31 1888, she married Lord Herbrand Russell at Barrackpore, India. When Lord Herbrand inherited his childless brother's titles in 1893, … - Alexandrine Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (December 24, 1879- December 28, 1952) was the consort of King Christian X of Denmark. She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin. Her father was the Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; her mother was the Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. Princess Alexandrine married Prince Christian of Denmark on April 26, 1898, in Cannes, France, … - Anne Stanhope
Anne Stanhope (1497 - April 16 1587), was the daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope (1462 - June 6, 1511) and Elizabeth Bourchier. - Anna Of Russia
Anna Ivanovna (February 7, 1693, Moscow – October 28, 1740) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. - Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg Duchess of Kendal and Munster
Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster was born at Emden. Her middle name was probably given in reference to the Melusine legends. When a Maid of Honour to the Electress Sophia of Hanover, she became a mistress of the Electoral Prince, Georg Ludwig, and bore him at least three illegitimate children, including: *Anna Luise Sophie von der Schulenburg, Countess of Dölitz (1692–1773), … - Natalia Grosvenor Duchess of Westminster
Natalia Ayesha Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (born 8 May 1959) is the wife of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, with whom she has four children. Her sister is the Duchess of Abercorn. She is one of the godmothers of Prince William of Wales. Natalia is a descendant of the Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin and therefore of Ibrahim Hannibal (an African captive from Eritrea who grew up at the Russian court and became a godson of Peter the Great). - Marc Camoletti
Marc Camoletti (November 16, 1923 - July 18, 2003) was a French playwright best known for his classic farce "Boeing Boeing". Camoletti was born a French citizen in Geneva, Switzerland. His family had Italian origins. His theatrical career got off to a flying start when in 1958, three of his plays were presented simultaneously in Paris, the first, "La Bonne Anna", running for 1300 performances and going on to play throughout the world. - Catherine Of Navarre
Catherine (in Spanish, Catalina de Foix, was queen of Navarre (1483-1513), duchess of Gandía, Montblanc, and Peñafiel, countess of Foix, Bigorre, and Ribagorza, and viscountess of Béarn. The younger daughter of Gaston de Foix, Prince of Viana, and Magdalena of Valois, the sister of Louis XI. She was thus granddaughter of Eleanor of Navarre. She married John III d'Albret in 1484, duke of Gause, when she was only sixteen. - Margaret Bentinck Duchess of Portland
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (Welbeck Abbey, 11 February 1715 - 17 July 1785, Bulstrode Park, Buckinghamshire), styled Lady Margaret Harley before 1734, Duchess of Portland from 1734 to her husband's death in 1761, and Dowager Duchess of Portland from 1761 until her own death in 1785. She was the richest woman in Great Britain at her time. - Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna Duchess of Leuchtenberg
Maria Nikolaievna was a daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and sister of Alexander II. She was Duchess of Leuchtenberg and President of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. - Alexandra Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn
Alexandra "Sacha" Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn is the wife of the current Duke of Abercorn and a sister of the Duchess of Westminster. She and her children (as well as her sister) are in the line of succession to the British Throne, 630th, as direct descendants of Sophia, Electress of Hanover. - Isabella Of Castile Duchess of York
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York was a daughter of King Pedro of Castile and María de Padilla who was of Jewish descent. She was a younger sister of Constance of Castille. In 1372, Isabella married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, fourth son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. As a result of her marriage, she became the first of a total of eleven women who became (as a courtesy by marriage to their husbands Duchess of York. - Sarah of York Sarah Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Ferguson; born 15 October 1959, London, England), is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, fourth in line to the British throne. She is a former member of the British Royal Family and the mother of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are respectively fifth and sixth in line to the British throne. She is popularly referred to as 'Fergie'. She is Anglican/Episcopalian but also studies Kabbalah. - Frances Stewart Duchess of Richmond and Lennox
Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1648-1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and a mistress of Charles II. For her great beauty she was known as "La Belle Stuart" and served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia. The daughter of Walter Stewart, or Stuart, a physician in Queen Henrietta Maria's court, and a distant relative of the ruling dynasty, she was born in exile in Paris, … - Elizabeth Seymour Duchess of Somerset
Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset (26 January 1667-23 November 1722) was born Lady Elizabeth Percy, the daughter of the 5th and 11th Earl of Northumberland. She married firstly, Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle, the eldest son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle on 27 March 1679, but he died a year later. She married secondly, Thomas Thynne (a relative of the 1st Viscount Weymouth), on 15 November 1681, but he also died a year later. - Alix Of Thouars
Alix of Thouars was the nominal Duchess of Brittany from 1206 to her death. She was the daughter of Constance, Duchess of Brittany and Guy of Thouars. In 1206, king Philip II of France withdrew Brittany from her father and became himself the Regent of the duchy in Alix’s name. In 1213, the king organized her marriage to his cousin Peter of Dreux, who became the regent. Alix died in childbirth, without having ever much control over her own inheritance. - Louisa Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire
Louisa Frederica Augusta Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire nee Countess Louisa Frederica Augusta von Alten (15 June 1832-15 July 1911) was born at Hannover, the daughter of Karl Franz Viktor Graf von Alten, a Hanoverian nobleman. On the 22 July 1852 she was married at Hannover to Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the 6th Duke of Manchester. He succeeded his father as 7th Duke of Manchester on the 8 August 1855, … - Mary Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire
Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (29 July 1895 Hatfield, Hertfordshire - 24 December 1988), GCVO CBE, Hon. LLD (Exon), was born Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury. She was married on 21 April 1917 to Lord Hartington, who succeeded his father as 10th Duke of Devonshire in 1938, whereupon Mary became Duchess of Devonshire. - Joan Holland
Joan de Holand was born circa 1380. She was the daughter of Thomas de Holand, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice FitzAlan. She married, firstly, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippa of Hainault, circa 4 November 1393. She married, secondly, William de Willoughby, 5th Lord Willoughby de Eresby, son of Robert de Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby de Eresby and Alice Skipwith, before 9 August 1404. - Katharine, The Duchess Of Kent
The Duchess of Kent (Katharine Lucy Mary; born Worsley, 22 February 1933) is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V and cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess of Kent gained attention for her conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1994, the first senior royal convert publicly since the passing of the Act of Settlement 1701. The Duchess of Kent is strongly associated with the world of music, … - Mary Somerset Duchess of Beaufort
Victoria Constance Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort CStJ (née Princess Mary of Teck and later Lady Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge) (June 12 1897-June 23 1987) was the daughter of the 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor. Princess Mary was born in 1897 at White Lodge, Richmond Park. - Dorothy Wellesley Duchess of Wellington
Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (21 August 1885 - 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English socialite, author, poet and literary editor. She was born Dorothy Violet Ashton at Maidenhead. She was the daughter of Robert Ashton, and married Lord Gerald Wellesley (later 7th Duke of Wellington), on 30 April 1914. - Isabella Neville
Isabella Neville (5 September, 1451-1476) was the elder daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the "Kingmaker" of the Wars of the Roses, and Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick. She was born at Warwick Castle. In 1469 her ambitious father engaged her to England's heir presumptive, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV of England. The king was against the marriage, which accordingly took place at a secret ceremony at Calais, …
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