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Frances Dora Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (née Smith; 29 July 1832 – 5 February 1922) was a British noblewoman. She was the paternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and thus a great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mar 27, 2024 · On 28 September 1853, she married Claude Bowes-Lyon. He became the 13th holder of the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne following the death of his brother Thomas in 1865. Frances then assumed the title and style of Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Together the couple had 11 children.
He became the 13th holder of the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne following the death of his brother Thomas in 1865. Frances then assumed the title and style of Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
- Female
- July 29, 1832
- Claude George Bowes-Lyon
- February 5, 1922
The Earl was born in Lowndes Square, London, the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and the former Frances Smith. His younger brother, Patrick Bowes-Lyon, was a tennis player who won the 1887 Wimbledon doubles.
NameBirthDeathAgeThe Hon. Violet Hyacinth Bowes-Lyon17 April 188217 October 189311 years30 August 18838 February 196177 years22 September 188425 May 194964 years1 April 18867 February 193043 yearsCecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne GCVO (née Cavendish-Bentinck; 11 September 1862 – 23 June 1938) was the mother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and maternal grandmother and godmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Frances Dora Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne Bowes-Lyon (Smith) (29 Jul 1832 - 5 Feb 1922)
Born in 1868, Lady Mildred Marion Bowes Lyon was the eighth of eleven children of the 13 th Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. She married an American from Philadelphia called Augustus Jessup at Glamis Castle in 1890.
