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Lady Edward Manners

b. 1975

British businesswoman, fashion designer, and aristocrat (born 1975)

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About Lady Edward Manners

Born 1975.

Gabrielle Elizabeth Frances Ross, known upon her marriage as Lady Edward Manners, (born 1975) is a British businesswoman, fashion designer, and aristocrat. She is the second wife of Lord Edward Manners, a younger son of Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland. Lady Edward is the founder of Beau Bra, a lingerie company based in London, and the châtelaine of Haddon Hall, the former seat of the Dukes of Rutland.

Biography Lady Edward was born Gabrielle Elizabeth Frances Ross in 1975. She is the daughter of Peter F. Ross and Marianna M. Alexander. She studied archeology at Durham University. She later attended law school. She began designing bras while a law student, and her work was discovered by an editor at Vogue.

She and her husband live at Haddon Hall, a country house in Derbyshire that was the family seat of the Dukes of Rutland prior to Belvoir Castle. They are the first members of the Manners family to live at Haddon Hall since 1700. As the châtelaine of Haddon Hall, she opened up the house as a wedding venue and tourism destintation. She also manages the estate's Edwardian cutting garden.

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Important facts

Born
1975
Birth century
Education
Durham University
Also known as
Gabrielle Ross, Gabrielle Elizabeth Frances Ross

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British businesswoman, fashion designer, and aristocrat (born 1975)

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Lady Edward Manners was born in 1975.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lady Edward Manners

· Wikidata: Q76247736

· DBpedia: Lady Edward Manners

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