Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
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Hon. Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons
Augusta, or Minna as she was more commonly known, was the younger daughter of Edmund Lyons
(later 1st Baron Lyons, of Christchurch) by his wife Augusta Louisa (née Rogers).
In 1838/9 Minna was residing with her parents in Athens, her father being the then British Minister to Greece. It was around this time that Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, then Lord Fitzalan, who was travelling on the Continent, became a guest of Sir Edmund Lyons. Whilst a guest, Lord Fitzalan was laid-up with an attack of fever and nursed back to health by the young Minna who he subsequently fell in love with and went on to marry on 19 June 1839. There were eleven children of this union.
Minna, Duchess Dowager of Norfolk died on 22 March 1886 and was buried at Fitzalan Chapel
on the grounds of Arundel Castle
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- Born Torquay, Devon, 1 August 1821
- Died Norfolk House, St James's Square, London, 22 March 1886
Augusta, or Minna as she was more commonly known, was the younger daughter of Edmund Lyons
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet...
(later 1st Baron Lyons, of Christchurch) by his wife Augusta Louisa (née Rogers).
In 1838/9 Minna was residing with her parents in Athens, her father being the then British Minister to Greece. It was around this time that Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, then Lord Fitzalan, who was travelling on the Continent, became a guest of Sir Edmund Lyons. Whilst a guest, Lord Fitzalan was laid-up with an attack of fever and nursed back to health by the young Minna who he subsequently fell in love with and went on to marry on 19 June 1839. There were eleven children of this union.
Minna, Duchess Dowager of Norfolk died on 22 March 1886 and was buried at Fitzalan Chapel
Fitzalan Chapel
The Fitzalan Chapel is located within the eastern end of the church building constructed on the western grounds of Arundel Castle. This church building is one of the very few church buildings that is currently divided into two worship spaces, one Catholic and one Anglican, with the western side of...
on the grounds of Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. It was founded by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror...
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