Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton

The Countess of Lytton
The Countess of Lytton in 1876
Born
Edith Villiers

(1841-09-15)15 September 1841
Died17 September 1936(1936-09-17) (aged 95)
Resting placeKnebworth, Hertfordshire, England[1]
NationalityBritish
Other namesEdith Bulwer-Lytton, Baroness of Lytton
Known forVicereine of India
Spouse
(m. 1864; died 1891)
Children7
Parent(s)Edward Ernest Villiers
Elizabeth Charlotte Liddell
RelativesVilliers family

Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton, VA, CI (née Villiers; 15 September 1841 – 17 September 1936) was a British aristocrat. As the wife of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, she was vicereine of India. After his death, she was a court-attendant of Queen Victoria. Her children included suffragette Constance Bulwer-Lytton.

  1. ^ Washbrook, D. (2008, January 03). Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer-, first earl of Lytton [pseud. Owen Meredith] (1831–1891), viceroy of India and poet. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 6 Mar. 2020. Subscription or UK public library membership required.