Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland explained

Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Duchess of Sutherland
Birth Name:Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler
Birth Date:3 November 1891
Birth Place:London
Death Date:24 August 1943
Noble Family:Butler
Spouse:George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
Father:Charles John Brinsley Butler, 7th Earl of Lanesborough
Mother:Dorothea Gwladys Ellen More Tombs
Occupation:Mistress of the Robes to Mary of Teck

Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (3 November 1891  - 24 August 1943), born Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler and styled Marchioness of Stafford from 1912 to 1913, was a British courtier.

Biography

She was born on 3 November 1891 to the 7th Earl of Lanesborough. She was married on 11 April 1912 to George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford, who succeeded his father as 5th Duke of Sutherland in 1913, whereupon Eileen became Duchess of Sutherland. In World War I, she was a Red Cross nurse.[1] She was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary from 1916 to 1921.

She died in 1943, aged 51. She left no children.

Notes and References

  1. News: A titled Red Cross nurse: the Duchess of Sutherland . The Independent. London . 7 September 1914 . 24 July 2012.