Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn

Her Grace

The Duchess of Abercorn

OBE OStJ
The Duchess in 2017
BornAlexandra Anastasia Phillips
(1946-02-27)27 February 1946
Tucson, Arizona, United States[1]
Died10 December 2018(2018-12-10) (aged 72)
London, England, United Kingdom
BuriedBaronscourt Parish Church, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1966)​
Issue
  • James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton
  • Lady Sophia Hamilton
  • Lord Nicholas Hamilton
Parents

Alexandra Anastasia Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, OBE OStJ (née Phillips; 27 February 1946 – 10 December 2018), usually known by family and friends as Sacha Abercorn,[2] was a British peeress and philanthropist. She was the wife of the 5th Duke of Abercorn, and a descendant of the Russian national poet Alexander Pushkin, in whose honour she founded the Pushkin Trust and the Pushkin prizes.[1]

  1. ^ a b "The Duchess of Abercorn obituary". The Times. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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