Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes
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| Born |
Lucy Noel Martha Dyer-Edwards 25 December 1878 Kensington, London, England, UK |
| Died | 12 September 1956 (aged 77) Hove, Sussex, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Socialite and peer |
| Title | Countess of Rothes |
| Spouse(s) |
Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes (m. 1900-1927; his death) Colonel Claud Macfie (m. 1927-1956; her death) |
| Children |
Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes The Honorable John Wayland Leslie |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Dyer-Edwardes Jr. Clementina Villiers |
| Relatives | Gladys Cherry, husband's cousin |
Lucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes (née Dyer-Edwardes; 25 December 1878 – 12 September 1956) was the wife of the 19th Earl of Rothes. A noted philanthropist and social leader, she was a heroine of the Titanic disaster, famous for taking the tiller of her lifeboat and later helping row the craft to the safety of the rescue ship Carpathia. The countess was for many years a popular figure in London society, known for her blonde beauty, bright personality, graceful dancing and the diligence with which she helped organize lavish entertainments patronized by English royalty and members of the nobility. She was long involved in charity work throughout the U.K., most notably assisting the Red Cross with fundraising and as a nurse for the Coulter Hospital in London during World War I. Lady Rothes was also a leading benefactor of the Queen Victoria School and The Chelsea Hospital for Women, known today as Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.
Born in her parents' townhouse in Kensington, London, on Christmas Day 1878, she was the only child of Thomas and Clementina Dyer-Edwardes. She was brought up at her parents residences, Prinknash Park in Gloucestershire and Chateau de Retival in Normandy and a townhouse in Kensington, London.
Noël Dyer-Edwardes married Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes (pronounced "Roth-ez") on Primrose Day, 19 April 1900 at St Mary Abbots in Kensington, London. Although wedding announcements in The Sketch and other London papers spelled the bride's name "Noëlle," and she periodically adopted this spelling herself, the family today prefers "Noël," as it appears on her birth certificate
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