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Also Known As

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  • Family name: Petty-FitzMaurice
  • Earl of Kerry
    • Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice (1872–1927)[1]
  • The Earl of Kerry is a courtesy title of the Marquess of Lansdowne

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies

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Timeline

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1897 July 2, the Earl of Kerry attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House. Also present were his parents, the 5th Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne (Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice and Maud Hamilton Petty-Fitzmaurice) and their daughter, Beatrix Petty-FitzMaurice. Besides Henry, Earl of Kerry (#72 on the list of people who attended), also present were Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice's brother, Edmund Fitzmaurice (#627), and a Lady C. Fitzmaurice (#365).

1904 February 16, Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry, and Elizabeth Caroline Hope married at St. Marylebone Church, London.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball

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Henry, the Earl of Kerry

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At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, the Earl of Kerry was dressed as Count Mercy d'Argentau in the Austrian Court of Maria Theresa Quadrille.[2][3]

The descriptions of his costume in the newspapers are quite similar:

  • "Gentleman of Louis XVI. period, in plum-coloured velvet, trimmed with gold."[2]:p. 8, Col. 1b
  • "a gentleman of Louis XVI. period, in plum-coloured velvet, trimmed with gold."[4]:p. 3, Col. 4a
  • "the Earl of Kerry [wore] a Louis XVI. costume in plum-coloured velvet and gold"[5]:42, Col. 2b
  • "(gentleman of the period Louis XVI.), plum-coloured velvet with gold."[6]:p. 40, Col. 1a
  • "The EARL OF KERRY, as a Gentleman of the Louis XVI. period, was in plum-coloured velvet, trimmed with gold."[7]:Col. 3a

Edmund Fitzmaurice

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Lady C. Fitzmaurice

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Demographics

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  • Nationality: British

Family

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  • Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry and later 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936)[8]
  • Elizabeth Caroline Hope (4 March 1885 – 25 March 1964)[9]
  1. Katherine Evelyn Constance Petty-FitzMaurice, Lady Nairne (22 June 1912 – 20 October 1995)
  2. Henry Maurice John Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry (7 October 1913 – 12 September 1933)
  3. Charles Hope Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (9 January 1917 – 20 August 1944)
  4. Lord Edward Norman Petty-FitzMaurice (28 July 1922 – 11 August 1944)
  5. Lady Elizabeth Mary Petty-FitzMaurice (16 March 1927 – 28 June 2016)

Notes and Questions

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Footnotes

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  1. "Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne". Wikipedia. 2020-08-05. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_6th_Marquess_of_Lansdowne&oldid=971313124. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.
  3. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  4. “The Ball at Devonshire House. Magnificent Spectacle. Description of the Dresses.” London Evening Standard 3 July 1897 Saturday: 3 [of 12], Cols. 1a–5b [of 7]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970703/015/0004.
  5. “Girls’ Gossip.” Truth 8 July 1897, Thursday: 41 [of 70], Col. 1b – 42, Col. 2c. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002961/18970708/089/0041.
  6. “The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The Gentlewoman 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.
  7. “Additional Costumes Worn at the Duchess of Devonshire’s Fancy Ball.” The Queen, The Lady’s Newspaper17 July 1897, Saturday: 63 [of 97 BNA; p. 138 on the print page], Col. 2a–3a [3 of 3 cols.]. British Newspaper Archive  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002627/18970717/283/0064.
  8. "Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  9. "Elizabeth Caroline Hope." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.