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Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

1891 – 1943

British duchess

Mistress of the RobesNurse
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Lived 1891 – 1943 (aged 51). Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland was a British mistress of the Robes and nurse.

Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (3 November 1891 – 24 August 1943), born Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler and styled Marchioness of Stafford from 1912 to 1913, was a British courtier.

Biography

She was born on 3 November 1891 to the 7th Earl of Lanesborough. She was married on 11 April 1912 to George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford, who succeeded his father as 5th Duke of Sutherland in 1913, whereupon Eileen became Duchess of Sutherland. In World War I, she was a Red Cross nurse. She was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary from 1916 to 1921.

She died in 1943, aged 51. She left no children.

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Occupation
Mistress of the Robes, nurse
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Also known as
Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler, Eileen Gwladys Butler

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British duchess (1891-1943)

When was Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland born?

Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland was born on 3 November 1891 in London.

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Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland died on 24 August 1943.

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Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland was a mistress of the Robes and nurse.

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Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

· Wikidata: Q1387492

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