Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
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| Mary Alice Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire |
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| Born | July 25, 1895 Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1] |
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| Died | December 24, 1988 (aged 93) Westminster, London [2] |
| Occupation | Mistress of the Robes, Chancellor of the University of Exeter |
| Title | Duchess of Devonshire, GCVO CBE, Hon. LLD (Exon) |
Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, GCVO, CBE (29 July 1895 Hatfield, Hertfordshire – 24 December 1988) 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. She was Mistress of the Robes to Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1967 and Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1955 to 1972. She was awarded Hon. LLD (Exon) in 1956.
[edit] Husband
On 26 November 1950, her husband Edward Cavendish, the 10th Duke of Devonshire had a heart attack and died while being attended by John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer. 13 days before, Mrs Edith Alice Morrell, another patient of Adams, had also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but acquitted. Home office pathologist Francis Camps, however, linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ GRO Register of Births: SEP 1895 3a 582 HATFIELD - Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: DEC 1988 15 1567 WESTMINSTER - Mary Alice Devonshire aged 93 born Jul 1895
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
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| Preceded by — |
Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II 1953–1967 |
Succeeded by The Duchess of Grafton |
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Chancellor of the University of Exeter 1955–1972 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Amory |
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| NAME | Cavendish, Mary Alice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gascoyne-Cecil, Mary Alice |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Devonshire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1895-07-25 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1988-12-24 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Westminster, London |
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