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Fiona Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, DL ( née Merritt; born 3 October 1954), previously known professionally as Fiona Shelburne, is a British aristocrat, socialite and interior designer. Since 2022, she has served as a Queen's Companion to Queen Camilla .
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history), was an Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then prime minister in 1782-83 during the final months of the American War of Independence.
5th Marquis of Lansdowne, 6th Earl of Kerry. Born 14 Jan 1845. Died 3 Jun 1927 at Newtown Anner, Tipperary. Son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquis of Lansdowne. Henry (5 th Marquis) was a member of the House of Lords, Lord of the Treasury (1869—72), Under Secretary of State for War (1872—74), Under Secretary for India (1880),
The "Lansdowne Type" acquired its name from the owner of the first full-length portrait Stuart painted, William Petty, the first Marquis of Lansdowne. The portrait was a gift from William Bingham, a wealthy Philadelphian merchant and was intended to thank Lord Lansdowne for his financial support of the colonial cause during the American Revolutionary War.
Lord Lansdowne, a statesman, was the only son of the second marriage of William Petty, second earl of Shelburne and first marquis of Lansdowne. His mother was Lady Louisa Fitzpatrick, daughter of John, earl of Upper Ossory. He was born on 2 July 1780 at Lansdowne House, and was educated at Westminster School, under the special care of a private ...
LANSDOWNE, LORD (1845–1927), fifth marquis of Lansdowne, viceroy of India (1888–1894) Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, the fifth marquis of Lansdowne, was born into a powerful Anglo-Irish family closely associated with progressive Indian policy. His predecessors had sponsored Sanskrit and English education on the subcontinent.
Born Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, he was the second son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, and Lady Louisa Emma, daughter of Henry Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester. He was educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] On the early death of his elder brother the Earl of Kerry in 1836 he became known by the ...
