Ernestine Edgcumbe

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The east wing of Cotehele, which William Edgcumbe converted before 1862 as a residence for his mother and sister Ernestine

Lady Ernestine Emma Horatia Edgcumbe (* 1843 in London , † May 20, 1925 in Tavistock ) was a British noblewoman.

Ernestine Edgcumbe came from the English noble family Edgcumbe . She was the only daughter of Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and his wife Caroline Edgcumbe . Her father died in 1861, after which her brother William Edgcumbe inherited the Mount Edgcumbe family seat . William had the east wing of the old Cotehele family home converted into a residence for his mother and the unmarried Ernestine, where they moved in 1862. Williams' wife Katherine Hamilton died in 1874. He did not remarry at first. Ernestine then lived frequently on Mount Edgcumbe again, where she helped her brother raise his four children. She also took on the role of hostess when her brother received visitors. William had held various high court posts, and Ernestine often accompanied him to London on official occasions. In 1866 she was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Helena , Queen Victoria's daughter . She wrote her experiences at court, but also about her life in Cotehele, in a diary. She was interested in seafaring and ships all her life. In 1888 she published the book Four months' cruise in a sailing yacht about a sea voyage in the Mediterranean. To this end, she wrote the description of Mount Edgcumbe in the book More Famous Homes of Great Britain and Their Stories . After her mother's death in 1881, Ernestine continued to live in Cotehele until she moved to the nearby Honeycombe Manor in 1905 . She remained unmarried and childless.

Works

  • Together with Lady Mary Susan Felicie Wood : Four months' cruise in a sailing yacht. With illustrations. London 1888.
  • Mount Edgcumbe House. In: AH Malan: More Famous Homes of Great Britain and Their Stories . Pall Mall Magazine, London 1902.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cynthia Gaskell Brown: Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park: Guidebook , Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, Torpoint 2003, p. 24
  2. ↑ Rachel Hunt: Cotehele, Cornwall. A souvenir guide . National Trust, Swindon, ISBN 978-1-84359-428-4 , p. 28
  3. ^ John Theakstone: Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works by Women Travelers, 1837-1910. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Rachel Hunt: Cotehele, Cornwall. A souvenir guide . National Trust, Swindon, ISBN 978-1-84359-428-4 , p. 30
personal data
SURNAME Edgcumbe, Ernestine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edgcumbe, Ernestine Emma Horatia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British nobles
DATE OF BIRTH 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1925
Place of death Tavistock (Devon)