Maud Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne
| The Marchioness of Lansdowne | |
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| Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra | |
| In office | 1905–1910 |
| Born | 17 December 1850 |
| Died | 21 October 1932 (aged 81) |
| Spouse | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Issue |
Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans |
| Father | James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn |
| Mother | Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn |
Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne GBE GCStJ CH VA CI (née Hamilton; 17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932), was a British courtier. She served as vice-regal spouse while her husband Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne was Governor General of Canada from 1883–1888. She was then Vicereine of India from 1888–1894 while her husband was Viceroy.
Lady Lansdowne was a daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell. On 8 November 1869, she married the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne at Westminster Abbey and they had four children:
From 1905–09 she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra; she was Extra Lady from 1910–25. During the First World War she set up the Officers' Families Fund and served as its president, and she and her husband gave their house, Lansdowne House in Berkeley Square, London, as its headquarters. She also set up an auxiliary Red Cross hospital in the Orangery at Bowood House.
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