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| name = Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold |
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| birth_name = Margaret Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|8|31|df=y}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|10|27|1905|8|31|df=y}} |
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| spouse = [[Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold]] |
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| children = [[David Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold]] |
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| parents = [[Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton]]<br/>[[Pamela Chichele-Plowden]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold''' (born '''Margaret Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton'''; 31 August 1905 – 27 October 2004) known as '''Lady Hermione Bulwer-Lytton''' until 1930 was the British [[matriarch]] of [[Knebworth House]] and wife of [[Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold]]. |
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Born in, 1905 she was the daughter of [[Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton]] and [[Pamela Chichele-Plowden]], [[Winston Churchill]]'s first great love. During her father's tenure as acting [[Viceroy of India]] she became Vicereine, her mother who would have held that role, being in England. It was while she was in India that she met and married (1930) her husband, the then, Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold. |
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She inherited Knebworth House following the death of her father in 1947; both her brothers predeceased their father. |
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Lady Cobbold was an energetic supporter of many charities and local organizations such as the [[YMCA]]. She died in [[Hertfordshire]] at 99 years old. |
Lady Cobbold was an energetic supporter of many charities and local organizations such as the [[YMCA]]. She died in [[Hertfordshire]] at 99 years old. |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article501735.ece|title=Hermione Lady Cobbold|date=2 November 2004|work=[[The Times]]|accessdate=2009-11-08}} |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1476087/Hermione-Lady-Cobbold.html|title=Hermione Lady Cobbold|date=8 November 2004|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=2009-11-08}} |
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*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1340140,00.html Obituary for Hermione Lady Cobbold] |
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Revision as of 10:40, 8 November 2009
Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold | |
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| Born | Margaret Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton 31 August 1905 |
| Died | 27 October 2004 (aged 99) |
| Spouse | Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold |
| Children | David Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold |
| Parent(s) | Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton Pamela Chichele-Plowden |
Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold (born Margaret Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton; 31 August 1905 – 27 October 2004) known as Lady Hermione Bulwer-Lytton until 1930 was the British matriarch of Knebworth House and wife of Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold.
Born in, 1905 she was the daughter of Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton and Pamela Chichele-Plowden, Winston Churchill's first great love. During her father's tenure as acting Viceroy of India she became Vicereine, her mother who would have held that role, being in England. It was while she was in India that she met and married (1930) her husband, the then, Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold.
She inherited Knebworth House following the death of her father in 1947; both her brothers predeceased their father.
Lady Cobbold was an energetic supporter of many charities and local organizations such as the YMCA. She died in Hertfordshire at 99 years old.
External links
- "Hermione Lady Cobbold". The Times. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- "Hermione Lady Cobbold". The Independent. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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