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Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

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The bookbinder G.T. Bagguley was librarian of the ducal library at Trentham. He patented the Sutherland bookbinding which he named after the duchess. It is a method of tooling in colours which was principally employed on
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She married for a third time, to Lt. Col. George Hawes in October 1919. The marriage was unhappy due to her husband's homosexuality, and they divorced in 1925. A semi-autobiographical novel,
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After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, she organised an ambulance unit that saw active service in the siege of
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The family had homes in Scotland, Staffordshire, and London. She became a great society hostess at their London home,
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Alastair St. Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1890–1921), married Elizabeth Demarest and had
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She lived mostly in France through the 1920s and 1930s, and also travelled. She was living near
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Denis Stuart, ‘Gower, Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson- , duchess of Sutherland (1867–1955)’,
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inspecting Millicent, Fourth Duchess of Sutherland’s, hospital at Calais during World War I
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British society hostess, social reformer, author, editor, journalist and playwright
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in Paris, and her ashes were interred at the Sutherland private cemetery at
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Lady Millicent St. Clair-Erskine was married three times. She married
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Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
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Lady Victoria Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1885–1888)
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George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
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George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
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in 1979 for $ 210,000, setting a record for the artist's work.
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Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 24th Countess of Sutherland
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in June 1918. For her war service, she was awarded the French
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Ancestors of Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
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is now in Madrid. It was part of the estate of press agent
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Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
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Dear Duchess: Millicent Duchess of Sutherland, 1867-1955.
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gallery in London in early 2012, and was acquired by the
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Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
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Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford
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She was one of the canopy bearers at the coronation of
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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and Blanche, Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox (mother to
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She was cremated at 8: 1266:Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 895:Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn 374:Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn 840:James St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn 814:James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn 390:Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland 794: 785: 686:(1899) and a collection of short stories, 133: 122: 1261: 1259: 721:The Wind of the World: Seven Love Stories 396:, and grandfather was the Prime Minister 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 1355:, June 10, 1979. Accessed June 29, 2010. 1278:Before Wallis: Edward VIII’s other women 1368:. Abbott and Holder Ltd. Archived from 1331:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1255: 615:. 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The museum announced that for the 592:in 1940, and was captured after the 49:adding citations to reliable sources 690:(1902), and a play in blank verse. 386:Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick 378:Sybil Fane, Countess of Westmorland 1290:Duchess Millicent and High Society 755:David & Charles (April 1982). 507:Violet Graham, Duchess of Montrose 208:Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 14: 1006:Millicent Fanny St Claire-Erskine 1333:, Oxford University Press, 2004 1315:Duchess marries a Hussar Officer 709:How I Spent My Twenty-first Year 448:William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley 364:She was born at Dysart House in 269: 245: 25: 1397:(Press release). Archived from 517:World War I and second marriage 265: 241: 219: 36:needs additional citations for 1480:Members of the Royal Red Cross 650:A set of ten oil paintings by 1: 1465:British duchesses by marriage 1450:British expatriates in France 870:9. Harriet Elizabeth Bouverie 703:How I Spent My Twentieth Year 662:. The series went on sale at 635:, and was sold at auction by 412:, eldest son and heir of the 1455:British women in World War I 1292:. The Sutherland Collection. 1150:14. George Charles Beauclerk 694:(1905) was performed at the 682:She wrote novels, including 450:and had three sons. Died in 1202:15. Emily Charlotte Ogilvie 1173:7. Jane Elizabeth Beauclerk 668:Florence Nightingale Museum 594:German occupation of France 466:, associated with both the 1496: 1470:Daughters of British earls 1366:"The Camp in the Oatfield" 1125: 1117:3. Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy 1021: 904: 801: 442:(1893–1930), dated 394:Canon of Westminster Abbey 1280:.The History Press, 2018. 1189: 1181: 1156: 1137: 1133: 1100: 1081: 1073: 1048: 1029: 1025: 987: 968: 960: 935: 916: 912: 876: 857: 849: 821: 805: 672:First World War centenary 585:, was published in 1924. 571:Lady Millicent Fitzgerald 350:Lady Millicent Fitzgerald 344:. 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