Mary Cholmondeley, Lady Delamere
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Ruth Mary Clarisse Cholmondeley, Lady Delamere (née Ashley, formerly Cunningham-Reid and Gardner; 22 July 1906 – 10 October 1986), was a British heiress and socialite. A granddaughter of German-Jewish banker Sir Ernest Cassel, she inherited an estate including a large manor house in Six Mile Bottom and half of her grandfather's fortune (valued at approximately £50 million in 2020). The Cincinnati Enquirer referred to her as "England's wealthiest girl" when reporting on her first marriage to Captain Alec Cunningham-Reid. She was married three times, becoming a peeress upon her third marriage to Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere. Lady Delamere was the younger sister of Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
For other people with the same name, see Mary Cholmondeley (disambiguation).
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The Lady Delamere | |
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Born | Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley (1906-07-22)22 July 1906 Stanmore, London Borough of Harrow, England |
Died | 10 October 1986(1986-10-10) (aged 80) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
Resting place | St George's Churchyard, Six Mile Bottom |
Spouse(s) |
Ernest Laurie Gardner
(m. 1940; div. 1943) |
Children | Michael Duncan Alec Cunningham-Reid Noel Robert Cunningham-Reid |
Parent(s) | Wilfrid Ashley, 1st Baron Mount Temple Amalia Mary Maud Cassel |
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