Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
Frances Evelyn Greville, Countess of Warwick , called Daisy (born Frances Evelyn Maynard ; born December 10, 1861 in London , † July 26, 1938 in Warwick ), was an English high society lady and mistress of King Edward VII of Great Britain .
Life
She was the daughter of Colonel the Hon. Charles Maynard, only son and heir to Henry Maynard, 3rd Viscount Maynard , and his second wife, Blanche Fitzroy. The upbringing of Frances Evelyn, called Daisy in the family , was closely monitored by his parents. Frances was considered precocious and extremely intelligent.
Daisy was considered the future bride of Prince Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria of England. Instead, she married Francis Greville, Lord Brooke (1853-1924) in London in 1881 . Her husband followed his father in 1893 as the 5th Earl of Warwick and so they moved into Warwick Castle . The marriage had five children:
- Leopold Guy Francis Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick (1882–1928) ⚭ 1909 Elfrida Marjorie Eden (1887–1943);
- Lady Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville (1884–1964), ⚭ (1) 1904 Charles Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham (1879–1916) (1879–1916), ⚭ (2) 1917 Sir William Beckett, 1st Baronet (1866– 1937);
- Hon. Charles Algernon Cromartie Greville (1885-1887);
- Hon. Maynard Greville (1898-1960) ⚭ 1918 Dora Pape († 1957);
- Lady Mercy Greville (* 1904), ⚭ (1) 1925–1933 Basil Herbert Dean, ⚭ (2) 1933–1936 Patrick Henry Noel Gamble, ⚭ (3) ⚭ 1936 Richard Maurice Marter.
The couple were among the members of the Marlborough House Set , headed by the Prince of Wales. In the late 1880s, heir to the throne Edward and later King Edward VII (1841-1910) made Lady Daisy his mistress, who had previously had a liaison with Charles Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford , a position that she - with her approval Man - should hold for a few years. His wife, Princess Alexandra (1844–1925), accepted the mistress and yet she traveled for a few months to her sister, Tsarina Maria Fyodorovna (1847–1928), in Russia . Despite her role in Edward's life, she had a pretty good relationship with Lady Warwick and enjoyed her presence. Their only fault was her talkativeness whether at Baron Beresford or the Prince of Wales - so she got through her indiscretion nicknamed The Babbling Brooke ( the babbling Brooke ). In 1892 Harry Dacre composed the popular song Daisy Bell . Lady Warwick founded a sewing school at Easton, Essex and at Easton Lodge she kept a small private zoo. She spent the last years of her life at Warwick Castle, where she died on July 26, 1938 and was also buried.
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick as Marie Antoinette , 1897
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, 1899
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, 1899
literature
- Theo Aronson: The King in Love: Edwards Vll's Mistresses: Lillie, Langtry, Daisy Warwick, Alice Keppe, Harper Collins l and Others , (1988) ISBN 0-06-016033-0
- George Edward Cokayne ; with Vicary Gibbs, HA Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 338. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 115 cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
Web links
- Frances Evelyn Maynard on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greville, Daisy, Countess of Warwick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frances Evelyn Maynard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mistress of King Edward VII of Great Britain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1938 |
| Place of death | Warwick |