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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]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=(Margaret) Hermione (née Bulwer-Lytton), Lady Cobbold (1905-2004), Wife of Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold; daughter of 2nd Earl of Lytto|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp19211/margaret-hermione-nee-bulwer-lytton-lady-cobbold|publisher=National Portrait Gallery}}</ref>


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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. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Hermione Cobbold: Calcutta, Darjeeling and Sikkim|url=http://www.knebworthhouse.com/specialtours/memorylane/memorylane.html|publisher=Knebworth House}}</ref>


'''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]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=(Margaret) Hermione (née Bulwer-Lytton), Lady Cobbold (1905-2004), Wife of Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold; daughter of 2nd Earl of Lytto|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp19211/margaret-hermione-nee-bulwer-lytton-lady-cobbold|publisher=National Portrait Gallery}}</ref>
It was while she was in India that she met and married (1930) her husband, the then, Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold.


Born in 1905 to [[Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton]] and Pamela Chichele-Plowden, during her father's tenure as acting [[Viceroy of India]] she became Vicereine, her mother who would have held that role, being in England. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Hermione Cobbold: Calcutta, Darjeeling and Sikkim|url=http://www.knebworthhouse.com/specialtours/memorylane/memorylane.html|publisher=Knebworth House|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>
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.
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 age 99.


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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}}
* {{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=25 March 2016}}
* {{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=25 March 2016}}
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Revision as of 21:32, 25 March 2016

Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold
Born
Margaret Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton

(1905-08-31)31 August 1905
Died27 October 2004(2004-10-27) (aged 99)
SpouseCameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold
ChildrenDavid 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. [1]

Born in 1905 to Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton and Pamela Chichele-Plowden, during her father's tenure as acting Viceroy of India she became Vicereine, her mother who would have held that role, being in England. [2]

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 age 99.

References

  1. ^ "(Margaret) Hermione (née Bulwer-Lytton), Lady Cobbold (1905-2004), Wife of Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold; daughter of 2nd Earl of Lytto". National Portrait Gallery.
  2. ^ "Lady Hermione Cobbold: Calcutta, Darjeeling and Sikkim". Knebworth House. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

Sources