Susan Barrantes
| Susan Barrantes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Susan Mary Wright 9 June 1937 Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
| Died | 19 September 1998 (aged 61) Tres Lomas, Argentina |
| Spouse(s) |
Ronald Ferguson (1956–1974) (div.) Hector Barrantes (1975–1990) (his death) |
| Children | Jane Ferguson (b. 1957) Sarah, Duchess of York (b. 1959) |
Susan Mary Barrantes (née Wright, previously Ferguson; 9 June 1937 – 19 September 1998) was the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, and the maternal grandmother of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.
She was known as "the bolter," following her elopement with an Argentinian polo player, causing a stir in social circles. After his death, she became a film producer in Buenos Aires, but was killed in a road accident.
Barrantes was born Susan Mary Wright in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of FitzHerbert Wright and the Honourable Doreen Wingfield. The Wrights can be traced back at least to John Wright alias Camplyon of Stowmarket who made his will in 1557, although wills and deeds show the family holding land in Suffolk and Norfolk at least a century earlier. His son, John Wright, a captain in Colonel Whalley's Regiment of Horse, was imprisoned in Newark Castle for his attachment to the Parliamentary cause, but later acquired estates in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. Captain Wright's grandson, Ichabod, was a banker who owned estates in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, and established Wright's Bank with two of his sons. His great-grandson, Samuel Wright of Gunthorpe, married a daughter of Lord Coventry. Samuel's brother John of Langar and Lenton Hall was a banker and principal proprietor of the Butterley Company. His granddaughter became the wife of the Earl of Buckinghamshire. John Wright's son, Francis, married Selina, daughter of Sir Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Baronet (1783–1858) of Tissington Hall, Derbyshire who owned sugar plantations and more than 1,000 slaves in Jamaica and Barbados. He was also known for his role as a philanthropist. He was Susan's great-great-grandfather. Susan's maternal grandfather was Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt.
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