Aileen Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts
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Aileen Mary Roberts, 2nd Countess Roberts, DBE
(b. 20 September 1870 - d. 9 October 1944) was one of the six children of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
, V.C. and Nora Henrietta Bews.
(DBE) in 1918.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(b. 20 September 1870 - d. 9 October 1944) was one of the six children of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Earl Roberts
Earl Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony and of the City of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1901 for Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts...
, V.C. and Nora Henrietta Bews.
Titles
- She succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscountess St. Pierre (1901) on 14 November 1914.
- She succeeded to the title of 2nd Countess Roberts, of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony and of the City of Waterford (1901) on 14 November 1914.
Honours
She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireOrder of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(DBE) in 1918.
Sources
- L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), p. 233.