Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
Marion Margaret Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland (born March 7, 1856 , † December 22, 1937 in London ) was a British art patron and artist .
Life
Violet Lindsay was the second daughter of seven children of Colonel Honorable Sir Charles Hugh Lindsay (1816–1889) and his wife Lady Emilia Anne Browne (1830–1873). On her father's side, she was a granddaughter of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford . Her childhood revolved around perfect behavior and social representation. She was taught exclusively at home by governesses and tutors with the help of her father's library . In addition to geography , history , math , art , dance and music - Violet also learned French and Italian . Her parents also encouraged her artistic talent by making a month-long study trip to Italy possible.
On November 25, 1882 Violet Lindsay married in London the aristocrat Henry John Brinsley Manners (1852-1925), the only son of John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland and his first wife Lady Catherine Louisa Georgina Marley. Her husband held the courtesy title of Marquess of Granby from 1888 and inherited his father in 1906 as the 8th Duke of Rutland. As his wife, Violet carried the courtesy title Marchioness of Granby from 1888 and the courtesy title Duchess of Rutland from 1906 . The marriage had five children:
- Lady Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners (1883–1946) ⚭ 1912 Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey ;
- Robert Charles John Manners, Lord Haddon (1885-1894);
- John Henry Montaqu Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland (1886–1940) ⚭ 1916 Lady Kathleen Tennant;
- Lady Violet Catherine Manners (1888–1971), ⚭ (1) 1911 Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, ⚭ (2) 1921 Guy Holford Benson;
- Lady Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners (1892–1986) ⚭ 1919 Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich .
The couple later had an open relationship. The love affair between Lady Violet and the former private secretary of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli , Montagu Corry, 1st Baron Rowton (1838–1903) is well known. Their second daughter is said to have emerged from the relationship.
Between 1877 and 1890 Lady Violet exhibited her charcoal and pencil drawings in London galleries, including the Royal Academy of Arts , Fine Art Society , Grosvenor Gallery and the New Gallery , as well as in France and the United States. In the later years, Lady Violet gained a good reputation as a patron of the arts and often held smaller exhibitions in her London salon. Her protégés included the painters Sir James Jebusa Shannon , George Frederick Watts and the actors Herbert Beerbohm Tree , Ellen Terry and Mrs. Patrick Campbell .
Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland, died of an operation in her London town house and was buried at Belvoir Castle , next to her husband.
Works (selection)
Portrait of a Spanish musician with his monkey, watercolor, around 1890
Portrait of Norah Lindsay , pencil drawing, 1886/1899
Portrait of Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland, pencil drawing, 1891
Portrait of Lady Diana Cooper, pencil drawing, 1906
literature
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 1, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 955.
Web links
- Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay on thepeerage.com , accessed September 10, 2016.
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| SURNAME | Manners, Violet, Duchess of Rutland |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindsay, Marion Margaret Violet (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British art patron and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1856 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1937 |
| Place of death | London |