Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick

Lady Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (actually Lady 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

Frances Evelyn was the daughter of Colonel Charles Maynard, eldest son and heir of Sir Henry Maynard, 3rd Viscount Maynard, and his second wife Blanche Fitzroy. The Education of Lady Frances, known in the family Daisy was closely monitored by the parents. Frances was precocious and highly intelligent.

Daisy was considered as a future bride of Prince Leopold George, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), the youngest son of Queen Victoria. Instead, they married in London in 1881, Sir Francis Greville, Lord Brooke ( 1853-1924 ). Her husband succeeded his father in 1893 as 5th Earl of Warwick, and so they made ​​it to Warwick Castle. The marriage produced five children:

  • Leopold Guy Francis (1882-1928) ∞ 1909 Lady Elfrida Marjorie Eden ( 1887-1943 )
  • Marjorie Blanche Eva (1884-1964)
  • Charles Algernon Cromartie (1885-1887)
  • Maynard (1898-1960) ∞ 1918 Dora Pape ( † 1957)
  • Mercy (* 1904)

The couple was among the members of the Marlborough House Set, the head of the Prince of Wales was. In the late 1880s, the heir to the throne Edward later King Edward VII made ​​( 1841-1910 ) Lady Daisy to his mistress, previously an affair with Charles Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford had, a position which she - with the approval of their man - was to hold for several years. His wife, Princess Alexandra (1844-1925), accepted the beloved and yet she traveled for a few months to her sister, Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), by Russia. At Lady Warwick had a pretty good relationship, despite their role in Edward's life and enjoyed her presence. Her only fault was her talkativeness, whether at Baron Beresford or the Prince of Wales - so they got through their indiscretion nicknamed The Babbling Brooke ( the babbling Brooke ). Harry Dacre in 1892 composed the popular song Daisy Bell. Lady Warwick established a sewing school in Easton in Easton Lodge in Essex and held it a small private zoo. Her last years she spent at Warwick Castle, where she died on 26 July 1938 and was also buried.

Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, 1899

Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, 1899

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