Violet Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever
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Violet Astor, Lady Astor of Hever (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound) DStJ (28 May 1889–3 January 1965) was the daughter of the 4th Earl of Minto
and the wife of the 1st Baron Astor of Hever
Her first marriage, which lasted just over 6½ years, was to Lord Charles Petty-FitzMaurice
, the youngest son of the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
, on 20 January 1909. They had two children:
After the death of her first husband, she married John Jacob Astor
, the youngest son of William Waldorf Astor
(the future Viscount Astor
) on 28 August 1916. They had three children:
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto was a British nobleman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 17th.-Early life and career:Minto was born in London, the...
and the wife of the 1st Baron Astor of Hever
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
Lieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever DL was a British military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family...
Her first marriage, which lasted just over 6½ years, was to Lord Charles Petty-FitzMaurice
Lord Charles Petty-FitzMaurice
Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice MVO was a British soldier and courtier.Petty-Fitzmaurice was the youngest son of the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and his wife, Maud. He became a Major in the 1st King's Dragoon Guards and from 1899–90, he was an aide-de-camp to FM Frederick...
, the youngest son of the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...
, on 20 January 1909. They had two children:
- Lady Mary Margaret Elizabeth Petty-FitzMaurice, Mrs. Myddelton (1910–2003)
- George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of LansdowneGeorge Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of LansdowneGeorge John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne DL , known as George Petty-Fitzmaurice until 1944, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1912–1999)
After the death of her first husband, she married John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
Lieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever DL was a British military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family...
, the youngest son of William Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor was a very wealthy American who became a British nobleman. He was a member of the prominent Astor family.-Life in United States:...
(the future Viscount Astor
Viscount Astor
Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the financier and statesman William Waldorf Astor, 1st Baron Astor. He had already been created Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, in 1916, also in the...
) on 28 August 1916. They had three children:
- Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of HeverGavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of HeverGavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever was a British soldier, publisher, and peer. His father was John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever....
(1918–1984) - Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor (1920–1999)
- Hon. John AstorJohn AstorFor pages relating to John Astor, see John Astor John Astor was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury and member of the prominent Astor family, being the son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever.He was educated at Eton College and during World War II served in the Royal Air...
(1923–1987)