Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl VA (17 June 1814 – 22 May 1897), born Anne Home-Drummond and known as The Lady Glenlyon between 1839 and 1846, as The Duchess of Atholl between 1846 and 1864 and as The Dowager Duchess of Atholl between 1864 and 1897, was a Scottish courtier and close friend of Queen Victoria.
She served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria in Lord Derby's short-lived government of 1852. She subsequently served the queen as a Lady of the Bedchamber for almost forty years and was one of Victoria's closest friends. When The Prince Consort died, the Queen came out of the room where he had died and proclaimed, "Oh, Duchess, he is dead!" The Duke of Atholl died in 1864, and Anne became the Dowager Duchess of Atholl. In 1892, when Gladstone again came to power, his policy of Home Rule for Ireland had alienated many of the upper classes, and no lady of ducal rank could be found who was willing to serve as Mistress of the Robes. The post therefore remained vacant, while the Dowager Duchess of Atholl and the Duchess of Roxburghe performed the duties of the office. The duchess and her husband preferred the spelling Athole for their title and residence.[2]
anne, murray, duchess, atholl, june, 1814, 1897, born, anne, home, drummond, known, lady, glenlyon, between, 1839, 1846, duchess, atholl, between, 1846, 1864, dowager, duchess, atholl, between, 1864, 1897, scottish, courtier, close, friend, queen, victoria, gr. Anne Murray Duchess of Atholl VA 17 June 1814 22 May 1897 born Anne Home Drummond and known as The Lady Glenlyon between 1839 and 1846 as The Duchess of Atholl between 1846 and 1864 and as The Dowager Duchess of Atholl between 1864 and 1897 was a Scottish courtier and close friend of Queen Victoria Her GraceAnne MurrayVADuchess of AthollTenure1846 1864BornAnne Home Drummond 17 June 1814Edinburgh ScotlandDied22 May 1897Dunkeld PerthshireBuriedBlair AthollNoble familyHome DrummondSpouse s George Murray 6th Duke of AthollIssueJohn Stewart Murray 7th Duke of AthollFatherHenry Home DrummondMotherChristian MorayOccupationMistress of the Robes then Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen VictoriaMurray was born at Edinburgh Scotland the daughter of Henry Home Drummond of Blair Drummond by Christian daughter of Charles Moray On 29 October 1839 she married George Murray 2nd Baron Glenlyon at Blair Drummond thereby becoming Lady Glenlyon In 1846 he succeeded his uncle as sixth Duke of Atholl and Anne became Duchess of Atholl 1 She served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria in Lord Derby s short lived government of 1852 She subsequently served the queen as a Lady of the Bedchamber for almost forty years and was one of Victoria s closest friends When The Prince Consort died the Queen came out of the room where he had died and proclaimed Oh Duchess he is dead The Duke of Atholl died in 1864 and Anne became the Dowager Duchess of Atholl In 1892 when Gladstone again came to power his policy of Home Rule for Ireland had alienated many of the upper classes and no lady of ducal rank could be found who was willing to serve as Mistress of the Robes The post therefore remained vacant while the Dowager Duchess of Atholl and the Duchess of Roxburghe performed the duties of the office The duchess and her husband preferred the spelling Athole for their title and residence 2 The Duke and Duchess had one child John Stewart Murray 7th Duke of Atholl The Duchess of Atholl died at Dunkeld Perthshire in May 1897 aged 82 and was buried at Blair Atholl 1 References Edit a b thepeerage com Anne Home Drummond K D Reynolds Aristocratic Women and Political Society in Victorian Britain OUP 1998 Court officesPreceded byThe Duchess of Sutherland Mistress of the Robes1852 Succeeded byThe Duchess of SutherlandPreceded byThe Duchess of Buccleuch Mistress of the Robes1892 1895 pro tempore jointly with The Duchess of Roxburghe Succeeded byThe Duchess of Buccleuch This biography of a duke or duchess in the peerage of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anne Murray Duchess of Atholl amp oldid 1171310656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
