Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville
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Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville, GCVO
(née Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon, 6 May 1890 – 17 November 1967) was the third daughter of 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
by his wife, Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck, and an elder sister of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
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On 24 May 1916, Rose married Hon. William Leveson-Gower
, who succeeded to his childless brother's earldom in 1939. As a result of her marriage, Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon was styled as Countess Granville on 21 July 1939. She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.). She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Queen's University, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 1953. They had two children, Mary Cecilia (b. 12 December 1917) and (Granville) James (6 December 1918 – 31 October 1996).
Lady Granville stood godmother to her niece Princess Margaret Rose of York
at the latter's christening on 3 October 1930.
Royal Victorian Order
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(née Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon, 6 May 1890 – 17 November 1967) was the third daughter of 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, KG, KT, GCVO, TD, was a landowner and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II....
by his wife, Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck, and an elder sister of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
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On 24 May 1916, Rose married Hon. William Leveson-Gower
William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville
Vice Admiral William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville KG, GCVO, CB, DSO , styled The Honourable William Leveson-Gower until 1939, was a British naval commander and governor.-Background:...
, who succeeded to his childless brother's earldom in 1939. As a result of her marriage, Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon was styled as Countess Granville on 21 July 1939. She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.). She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Queen's University, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 1953. They had two children, Mary Cecilia (b. 12 December 1917) and (Granville) James (6 December 1918 – 31 October 1996).
Lady Granville stood godmother to her niece Princess Margaret Rose of York
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI....
at the latter's christening on 3 October 1930.