Sybil Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley


The Marchioness of Cholmondeley

Sybil Sassoon, Countess of Rocksavage, by William Orpen, 1916
BornSybil Rachel Betty Cecile Sassoon
30 January 1894
London, England
DiedDecember 26, 1989(1989-12-26) (aged 95)
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Noble familySassoon family
Spouse(s)George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley
IssueLady Aline Caroline Cholmondeley
Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley
Lord John George Cholmondeley
FatherEdward Sassoon
MotherAline Caroline de Rothschild

Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley CBE (/ˈʌmli/ CHUM-lee, born Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile Sassoon; 30 January 1894 – 26 December 1989), styled Countess of Rocksavage from 1913 to 1923, was a British socialite, patron of the arts, and Chief Staff Officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during the Second World War. She belonged to the prominent Sassoon and Rothschild families.