The Marchioness of Ripon | |
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Born | 22 April 1859 |
Died | 28 October 1917 | (aged 58)
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Children | 1 |
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Relatives | George Herbert (paternal grandfather) Catherine Woronzow (paternal grandmother) Friedrich von Hügel (brother-in-law) George Robert Charles Herbert (brother) Hubert Parry (brother-in-law) Sidney Herbert (brother) Michael Henry Herbert (brother) Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet (nephew) |
Constance Gwladys Robinson, Marchioness of Ripon (22 April 1859 – 28 October 1917[1]), was a British patron of the arts. She was a close friend of Oscar Wilde, who dedicated his play A Woman of No Importance to her; other celebrated friends included Nellie Melba, whose success in London was largely due to Lady Ripon's support, Nijinsky and Diaghilev.