The Duchess was the House Patron of Abercorn House at Cambridge House Grammar School, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The current duke's father, the 4th Duke of Abercorn was the brother of Diana's grandmother, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer. Louisa Jane (Lady)(Marchioness of Abercorn)(Duchess of Hamilton) RUSSELL (HAMILTON) was born on July 8, 1812 in Coats Castle, Pulborough, Sussex, England, daughter of John (Sir) (6Th Duke) RUSSELL and Georgina Elizabeth GORDON (RUSSELL) (HAMILTON). In 1966 he married Alexandra Anastasia "Sacha" Phillips (1946-2018), eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Pedro Joseph Phillips (1909–1980) and Georgina, Lady Kennard (1919–2011), elder daughter and co-heiress of Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Baronet, of Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire. He became Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland on the death of his father in June 1979. The Duke of Westminster, who I’ve written about previously,owns a large grouse moor in Lancashire, extensive farmlands in Cheshire, and prime real estate in central London. James Harold Charles Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton (19 August 1969); married Tanya Marie Nation on 7 May 2004. But when young Sacha Phillips, now the Duchess of Abercorn OBE, was growing up, she was quite familiar with such visits, as was her younger sister, Natalia ( later Duchess to the 6th Duke of Westminster and, since 9 August 2016, the Dowager Duchess). Henry and Olivia FitzRoy, The 12th Duke and Duchess He was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Garter on 17 October 2012.[11]. Oct 1, 2013 - Alexandra Anastasia Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn The Duke of Buccleuch, for example, owns some 270,700 acres across England and Scotland – twice the area owned by the Prince of Wales, and about half the size of Greater London. The Duchess is the older sister of Natalia, Duchess of Westminster In 1966 she married James Marquess of Hamilton (later Duke of Abercorn), then unionist MP at Westminster for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. [4] In 1964 he became Ulster Unionist MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (when he held the courtesy title Marquess of Hamilton), succeeding his cousin, Lord Robert Grosvenor (later Duke of Westminster). They have two sons: James Alfred Nicholas Hamilton, Viscount Strabane (30 October 2005). [8] From 1986 to 2009 he was the Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone. The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn have three children and three grandchildren: James Harold Charles Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton (19 August 1969); married Tanya Marie Nation on 7 May 2004. Lady Sophia Alexandra Hamilton (born 8 June 1973), Lord Nicholas Edward Claud Hamilton (born 5 July 1979), This page was last edited on 30 January 2021, at 21:43. Kathleen Crichton. He is also a relative of Diana, Princess of Wales as he is the first cousin of Diana's father, the 8th Earl Spencer. Also 11th Duke and Duchess of Lennox and 6th Duke and Duchess of Gordon. Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn once explained that “The Queen gives Philip a lot of leeway. He held his seat in the 1966 election but lost it to Frank McManus in 1970 by 1,423 votes. Duke | Duchess —-Examples: —-—-Duke of Abercorn —-—-Duke of Argyll —-—-Duke of Beaufort —-Envelope or address block on letter or email:: —-—-His/Her Grace —-—-The Duke/Duchess of (place) —-—-(Address) —-—-Their Graces —-—-The Duke and Duchess of (place) —-—-(Address) —-Salutation: He is the son of James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, and Hon. The Dukedom of Abercorn is in the Peerage of Ireland and did not carry an entitlement to a seat in the House of Lords, but until 1999 the Duke was entitled to sit there under his subsidiary title Marquess of Abercorn, in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Duchess of Abercorn, patron of the NI Benevolent fund, receiving three cheques totalling £1,000 from )left to right), Sister Mary Crumlish, … The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn had two sons and a daughter:[12]. 12 December 2007). The Duchess of Abercorn was a close friend of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her sister Natalia, the Duchess of Westminster, is a godmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Kennel Hill. Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, "Who's Who of British Members of Parliament", vol. Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the Birth of the late Duchess of Abercorn, who was born on this day in 1946! He is a former politician and Lord Steward of the Household. James (2Nd Duke Of Abercorn) HAMILTON was born on August 24, 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England, son of James (1St Duke Of Abercorn) HAMILTON and Louisa Jane (Lady)(Marchioness of Abercorn)(Duchess of Hamilton) RUSSELL (HAMILTON). The Duchess of Abercorn arriving at St Mary's Primary School in County Tyron , is greeted by Michael Harvey the School principal. 10.01.2016 - The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn. So the Abercorns had Russian connections of their own before Sacha, who married James Hamilton, the current Duke of Abercorn, in 1966, endowed Baronscourt with her own Slavic impulsiveness and warmth. He is the son of James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, and Hon. The Baronscourt estate extends to about 15,000 acres. Last edited on 13 September 2020, at 15:23, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, "The Duchess of Abercorn, public-spirited doyenne of Northern Irish life and a close confidante of Prince Philip – obituary", https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-duchess-of-abercorn-obituary-9p7h20kv3, "Obituary: Duchess of Abercorn, activist during the Northern Irish Troubles and holder of ancient Scottish title", The Duchess receives The Ireland Fund of Monaco's Princess Grace Humanitarian Award 2006, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacha_Hamilton,_Duchess_of_Abercorn&oldid=978208956, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Nicholas Harold Phillips (23 August 1947 – 1 March 1991), Fiona Mercedes Phillips (born 30 March 1951). James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn KG (born 4 July 1934),[1] is a British nobleman, peer, and politician. Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant. They come in on the tide’.” The Duchess of Abercorn is a close friend of the Duke of Edinburgh, and her sister, the Duchess of Westminster, is a godmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. PO18 OPX. Many of the Dukes regularly feature in the Sunday Times Rich List as multimilli… This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 15:23. Today’s Duchess of Abercorn OBE, whose husband is the 5 th Duke and Louisa’s great-great grandson, chose her as her favourite predecessor for my book Duchesses: Living in 21 st Century Britain. She was married on October 25, 1832 in Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Banffshire to James (1St Duke Of Abercorn) HAMILTON, they had 13 children. Britain’s Dukes are some of the largest private landowners in the country. [citation needed], 'Sacha', as she was always known to family and friends, grew up at the family home, Checkendon Court, in Oxfordshire,[6] and came out at Luton Hoo, the Bedfordshire estate of her maternal grandparents, Lady Zia and Sir Harold Wernher. James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn KG (born 4 July 1934), is a British nobleman, peer, and politician. Lord Claud Douglas Harold Hamilton (b. United Kingdom. [7], On 20 October 1966, at the age of 20, Alexandra Anastasia Phillips married the Ulster nobleman James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton, son and heir apparent of The 4th Duke of Abercorn and his wife, the former Lady Mary Katherine Crichton, in Westminster Abbey. [6] In 1974 he joined Ulster Defence Regiment,[7] but left the regiment and remained in the British Army in the Volunteer List in 1980. She was also the patron of the Omagh Community Youth Choir, founded in the aftermath of 1998. [3] He quitted Active Service and was absorbed into Regular Army Reserves a year later. Lord Nicholas Edward Hamilton (born 5 July 1979); married Tatiana Kronberg on 30 August 2009. The Duchess had to cancel a previous visit to the school after Republican protests, now resolved by Education Minister, Martin McGuinness. His seat is Baronscourt, near Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [5], The eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Pedro Joseph 'Bunnie' Phillips (1909–1980) and his wife, Georgina Wernher (1919–2011),[5] one of her younger sisters was Natalia, Duchess of Westminster. “Before I forget, the duchess … James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, Lord Robert Grosvenor (later Duke of Westminster), James Harold Charles Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton, "Evan/Evans - North Wales Genealogy Extracts", "MARSDEN, Christine b. Educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College, in 1953 he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards as Second Lieutenant Lord James Paisley,[2] and then promoted to Lieutenant in 1955. [citation needed], He owns more than 15,000 acres (61 km2). This is a list of the 31 present and extant dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, … They have one daughter. Alexandra Anastasia Phillips was the elder sister of Natalia, widow of the 6th Duke of Westminster. In 1999, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter. [10] Additionally, he was appointed Lord Steward of the Household in 2001, serving until 2009. She also received the Princess Grace Humanitarian Award in 2006. Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn - WikiMili, The Free Encyclopedia - WikiMili, Th Dukedom of Grafton. Fox NewsMinutes after the British royal family announced that Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, had died at the age of 99, the sleuths at Fox & Friends blamed their inevitable culprits: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Host Brian Kilmeade immediately linked the death of the extremely old and sickly Duke of Edinburgh to Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, which … [5] In 1970 he served as High Sheriff of Tyrone. At the end of March, the Duke of Bedford and the Marquis of Abercorn attended the debates on the reform bill in the House of Lords. A PORTRAIT OF COMPASSION: The Duchess of Abercorn, who died on 10 December 2018. [4], The Duchess was the founder of the Pushkin Prizes and The Pushkin Trust, promoting art therapy for young people. She was 72 years old. Chichester. The Duchess of Abercorn was the Honorary Secretary of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma & Transformation in Omagh, County Tyrone, site of a 1998 Real IRA bombing that left 29 people dead (one of whom was pregnant with twins). Heir Apparent: Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara. IV (Harvester Press, 1981), p. 149. Mar 5, 2016 - Baronscourt Estate. “I think we can consider the battle won,” the duke told James with satisfaction. The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn have three children and three grandchildren: Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn, was a close friend of The Duke of Edinburgh, and her younger sister, Natalia, Duchess of Westminster, is a godmother of The Duke of Cambridge. Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn is similar to these people: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and more. Their Royal Highnesses The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of Sussex, Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, and Prince Louis of Cambridge are his distant cousins. Charles and Janet Gordon-Lennox, The 11th Duke and Duchess. On the final day they sat for thirteen long hours. Lady Sophia Alexandra Hamilton (8 June 1973); married Anthony Loyd on 7 September 2002 and they were divorced in February 2005. The Duchess of Abercorn obituary Cool-headed close friend of the Duke of Edinburgh, founder of the Pushkin prizes and descendant of the Romanovs Wednesday December 12 2018, 12.01am , The Times Her paternal grandparents were Col. Joseph Harold John Phillips and his wife Mary Mercedes Bryce, whose niece, Janet Mercedes Bryce (daughter of Major Francis Bryce of Hamilton, Bermuda), married The 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, son of Nadejda, Marchioness of Milford Haven, sister of Alexandra's grandmother. Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn, with her husband and children in 1980 (Image: GETTY) This friend is not the only one with whom Philip was rumoured to have been overly close to. The Duchess of Abercorn OBE is sister of the Duchess of Westminster and sister-in-law of the 6th Duke of Westminster KG CB OBE TD DL). She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for her work with The Pushkin Trust.[9]. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "Duchess of Abercorn" Flickr tag. The Duchess of Abercorn, the wife of the 5th Duke of Abercorn, an Irish peer, has died "following an illness." John was born on July 6 1766, in Woburn Abbey - Woburm, Bedfordshire, England. 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See also Royal Duke or Duchess. [9] He was Colonel of the Irish Guards from 2000 to 2008. The Abercorns were … In June 1979, James succeeded as The 5th Duke of Abercorn, and moved into the family seat, Baronscourt Castle, near Newtownstewart in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[8]. Alexandra Anastasia Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, OBE (née Phillips; 27 February 1946 – 10 December 2018),[1][2][3][4] was a philanthropist, an aristocrat of Russian descent and the wife of The 5th Duke of Abercorn. On 20 October 1966, Alexandra Anastasia Phillips married James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton (who, in 1979, succeeded as The 5th Duke of Abercorn) in Westminster Abbey. Alexandra Anastasia Phillips was the elder sister of Natalia, widow of the 6th Duke of Westminster. The Duchess died on 10 December 2018, at the age of 72. Alexandra Anastasia Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, OBE (née Phillips; 27 February 1946 – 10 December 2018) was a philanthropist, an aristocrat of Russian descent and the wife of James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn. Her father told her, ‘Remember he’s a sailor. The Duke of Abercorn was a first cousin of John, 8th Earl Spencer, father of Diana, Princess of Wales, through their mutual ancestor The 3rd Duke of Abercorn. In 1966 he married Alexandra Anastasia "Sacha" Phillips (1946-2018), eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Pedro Joseph Phillips (1909–1980) and Georgina, Lady Kennard (1919–2011), elder daughter and co-heiress of Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Baronet, of Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire. Kathleen Crichton. Goodwood House. Louisa Jane Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn was born on month day 1812, at birth place, to John Russel 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Elizabeth Russell, 6th Duchess of Bedford (born Gordon). He was married on January 7, 1869 in St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England to Mary Anne CURZON-HOWE … The Duke of Abercorn was a first cousin of John, 8th Earl Spencer, father of Diana, Princess of Wales, through their mutual ancestor James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn. He became Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland on the death of his father in June 1979. The daughter of Georgina Wernher and Lt.-Col. Harold Phillips , Alexandra Anastasia, always known as ‘Sacha’ had an illustrious lineage, descendent from the Romanov Family and from the great Russian poet; Pushkin, as well as family links to Lord Mountbatten and the Duke of … The Duchess of Abercorn, who has died aged 72, was the wife of James, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG, and a public-spirited doyenne of Northern Irish life who among other ventures founded the Pushkin Prizes to encourage children in creative writing. Duke & Duchess of Abercorn (960×636)
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