The Countess of Kimberley | |
---|---|
Born | Frances Margaret Irby 1 December 1884 |
Died | 4 January 1950 | (aged 65)
Occupation | Socialite |
Spouses | James Fountayne Montagu
(
m. 1910;
div. 1921) |
Children | Maj. Morgan George Crofton John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley |
Parent(s) |
Howard Irby Mary Brandling |
Frances Margaret Wodehouse, Countess of Kimberley (1 December 1884 – 4 January 1950) was an English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things. [1] She married three times, always with members of the British aristocracy. [2] She scandalized society when she went to live with her future second husband without waiting for her divorce to be effective. [3]
Frances Margaret Irby was the only daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Mary Brandling. [4]
Since her presentation at court on 1 June 1906, presented by Lady de Blaquiere, [5] Irby, according to the journals of the time, showed to be somewhat wild. She married three times. [3]
On 12 December 1905, Frances Margaret Irby married Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Baronet (1879–1958), son of Capt. Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller; they divorced on 8 April 1910. They had one son, Major Morgan George Crofton (1907–1947). [4] Irby left Crofton for James Montagu without waiting for the divorce, creating a huge scandal, since she went to live with Montagu. [3]
On 22 October 1910 she married James Fountayne Montagu (1887–1971) of Papplewick Hall, son of James Wilson Montagu and Laura Adeline Thellusson; they divorced 1921. [4]
On 5 May 1922 she married John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley and Isabel Geraldine Stracey. [6] When they married, reporters asked the question "Can Lord Wodehouse's Love Tame His Lively Bride?" [3] They had one son, John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley (1924–2002). [4]
Lady Kimberley died on 4 January 1950. [4]
The Countess of Kimberley | |
---|---|
Born | Frances Margaret Irby 1 December 1884 |
Died | 4 January 1950 | (aged 65)
Occupation | Socialite |
Spouses | James Fountayne Montagu
(
m. 1910;
div. 1921) |
Children | Maj. Morgan George Crofton John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley |
Parent(s) |
Howard Irby Mary Brandling |
Frances Margaret Wodehouse, Countess of Kimberley (1 December 1884 – 4 January 1950) was an English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things. [1] She married three times, always with members of the British aristocracy. [2] She scandalized society when she went to live with her future second husband without waiting for her divorce to be effective. [3]
Frances Margaret Irby was the only daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Mary Brandling. [4]
Since her presentation at court on 1 June 1906, presented by Lady de Blaquiere, [5] Irby, according to the journals of the time, showed to be somewhat wild. She married three times. [3]
On 12 December 1905, Frances Margaret Irby married Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Baronet (1879–1958), son of Capt. Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller; they divorced on 8 April 1910. They had one son, Major Morgan George Crofton (1907–1947). [4] Irby left Crofton for James Montagu without waiting for the divorce, creating a huge scandal, since she went to live with Montagu. [3]
On 22 October 1910 she married James Fountayne Montagu (1887–1971) of Papplewick Hall, son of James Wilson Montagu and Laura Adeline Thellusson; they divorced 1921. [4]
On 5 May 1922 she married John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley and Isabel Geraldine Stracey. [6] When they married, reporters asked the question "Can Lord Wodehouse's Love Tame His Lively Bride?" [3] They had one son, John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley (1924–2002). [4]
Lady Kimberley died on 4 January 1950. [4]