Margaret Irby
English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things
About Margaret Irby
Lived 1884 – 1950 (aged 65). Margaret Irby was a British aristocrat and socialite.
Frances Margaret Wodehouse, Countess of Kimberley (1 December 1884 – 4 January 1950), was an English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things. She married three times, always to members of the British aristocracy. She scandalised society when she went to live with her future second husband without waiting for her divorce to be effective.
From her presentation at court on 1 June 1906, presented by Lady de Blaquiere, Irby was, according to the journals of the time, somewhat wild. She married three times. When they married, a reporter asked the question "Can Lord Wodehouse's Love Tame His Lively Bride?" They had one son, John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley (1924–2002).
Lady Kimberley died on 4 January 1950.
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Who was Margaret Irby?
English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things (1884-1950)
When was Margaret Irby born?
Margaret Irby was born on 1 December 1884.
When did Margaret Irby die?
Margaret Irby died on 4 January 1950.
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Margaret Irby was an aristocrat and socialite.
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Margaret Irby was British.
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