Social Victorians/People/Southampton
Also Known As
[edit | edit source]- Family name: Fitzroy, Dundas
- Baron Southampton
Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies
[edit | edit source]Organizations
[edit | edit source]Charles Henry FitzRoy, 4th Baron Southampton
[edit | edit source]Timeline
[edit | edit source]1892 July 9, Charles Henry FitzRoy and Lady Hilda Mary Dundas married.[3]
1897 July 2, Friday, Lord and Lady Southampton attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.[4]
Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball
[edit | edit source]At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Lady Hilda Southampton (at 402) was dressed as Beatrice:
- "Lady Southampton's 'Beatrice' was carried out in daffodil satin and silver cloth."[5]:p. 6, Col. 1a [6]:p. 6, Col. 1a
Lafayette's portrait of "Hilda Mary (née Dundas), Lady Southampton as Beatrice" in costume is photogravure #149 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery.[7] The printing on the portrait says, "Lady Southampton as Beatrice."[8]
Charles Henry FitzRoy, Baron Southampton (at 569) also attended.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]- Nationality: British[9]
Family
[edit | edit source]- Charles Henry FitzRoy, 4th Baron Southampton (11 May 1867 – 7 October 1958)[1]
- Lady Hilda Mary Dundas (24 November 1872 – 19 May 1957)[3]
- Hon. unknown daughter FitzRoy (1893–1893)
- Hon. Dorothy FitzRoy (26 March 1895 – 27 November 1957)
- Hon. Victoria Alexandrina Sibell FitzRoy (25 June 1898 – )
- Hon. Charles FitzRoy (3 January 1904 – 1989)
- Hon. Ismay Hilda Margaret FitzRoy (3 December 1908 – )
Relations
[edit | edit source]- Lady Hilda Dundas was the daughter of Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland, who also attended the ball with Lilian, Lady Dundas (at #59 and #48, respectively, in the complete list of attendees).
Notes and Questions
[edit | edit source]- Charles Henry FitzRoy, 4th Baron Southampton "held the title for 86 years and 144 days, the fourth longest time anyone has held a peerage."[2]
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Charles Henry FitzRoy, 4th Baron Southampton." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25. https://www.thepeerage.com/p1159.htm#i11582.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Baron Southampton". Wikipedia. 2020-09-23. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baron_Southampton&oldid=979953822. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Southampton.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lady Hilda Mary Dundas." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25. https://www.thepeerage.com/p1159.htm#i11583.
- ↑ "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
- ↑ "Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Ball. A Brilliant Spectacle. Some of the Dresses." London Daily News Saturday 3 July 1897: 5 [of 10], Col. 6a–6, Col. 1b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18970703/024/0005 and https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000051/18970703/024/0006.
- ↑ "The Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Dress Ball. Special Telegram." Belfast News-Letter Saturday 03 July 1897: 5 [of 8], Col. 9c [of 9]–6, Col. 1a. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000038/18970703/015/0005.
- ↑ "Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball (1897): photogravures by Walker & Boutall after various photographers." 1899. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait-list.php?set=515.
- ↑ "Lady Southampton as Beatrice." Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158512/Hilda-Mary-ne-Dundas-Lady-Southampton-as-Beatrice.
- ↑ "Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton". Wikipedia. 2020-07-08. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_FitzRoy,_3rd_Baron_Southampton&oldid=966687601. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_FitzRoy,_3rd_Baron_Southampton.