The Duchess of Cleveland | |
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Born | Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope 1 June 1819 Mayfair, England |
Died | 18 May 1901 | (aged 81)
Other names | Lady Dalmeny Lady Harry Vane |
Occupation(s) | Historian, genealogist |
Spouses | |
Children | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery |
Parent(s) | Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope Hon. Catherine Lucy Smith |
Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland (née Stanhope; 1 June 1819 – 18 May 1901), also known as Lady Dalmeny and Lady Harry Vane, was an English courtier, historian and genealogist, best known for her 1889 work The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages.
By her first marriage to Lord Dalmeny, she was the mother of Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.[1]