Biography of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke 1890-1956

Paternal Family Tree: Burton

Maternal Family Tree: Penelope Chamberlayne Lady Dashwood 1663-1735

On 04 Jul 1890 Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke was born to William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough (age 26) and Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 29).

The Times. 22 Jun 1910. LORD ACHESON (age 33) AND MISS CARTER (age 22).

The marriage of Viscount Acheson (age 33), elder son of the Earl (age 68) and Countess of Gosford (age 54), and Miss Mildred Carter (age 22), only daughter of Mr. J. Ridgely Carter (age 46), American Minister to Rumania, and Mrs. Ridgely Carter (age 45), took place yesterday at St. George's, Hanover-square. The Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal (the Rev. Edgar Sheppard, D.D.) performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. David Anderson and other clergy, and Mr. Ridgely Carter (age 46) gave his daughter away. She wore a very simple wedding gown of soft white satin with a long train draped with old point de Venise, and a Venetian lace cap over a spray of myrtle and orange blossom, covered by a plain tulle veil. Master David Stanley, Master Julian Ward, and Miss Diana Roberts, dressed all in white, followed the bride, and there were seven bridesmaids, Lady Theo Acheson (age 28) (sister of the bridegroom), Lady Victoria Stanley, Mlle. Irene deo La Grange, Miss Canilla Morgan, the Hon. Rhoda Astley, Miss Elsie Nicholl, and Miss Marian Scranton, who wore white chiffon dresses with draped bodices and wreaths of myrtle beneath tulle veils. They also wore diamond neckislides and carried loose bunches of red roses. The Hon. Patrick Acheson (age 26) was best man to his brother.

Mrs. Ridgely Carter (age 45) afterwards held a large reception at Dorchester House (lent by the American Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid), and among the many who came on from the church were the French, Russian, German, Spanish, and Italian Ambassadors, the Danish Minister, tho Rumanian Minister, the Swedish Minister and Countess Wrangel, Mme. Dominguez, the Servian Charge d'Affaires and Mme. Grouitel, the Chilian Minister and Mme. Gana, the Belgian Minister and Countess de Lalaing, the Duke (age 63) and Duchess of Somerset (age 57), Katharine Duchess of Westminster (age 53) and Lady Helen Grosvenor (age 22), Prince and Princess Alexis Dolgorouki, the Marquis and Marchioness of Hamilton, the Marchioness of Tweeddale, the Marquis (age 48) and Marchioness of Salisbury (age 42), the Marchioness of Anglesey (age 26), the Countess of Powis (age 45), the Earl (age 56) and Countess of Chesterfield, the Countess of Kintore and Lady Hilda Keith-Falconer, the Earl (age 68) and Countess of Gosford (age 54), Prince and Princess Frederick Liechtenstein, the Countess of Kimberley, Countess Grey, the Marquis d'Hautpoul, the Countess of Leicester (age 54) and Lady Bridget Coke (age 19), the Earl (age 41) and Countess of Craven (age 38), the Earl of Desart, Countess Fritz Hochberg, the Earl and Countess of Meath, the Countess of Bilmorey, the [her mother] Countess of Londesborough (age 49) and Lady Irene Denison (age 19), the Earl and Countess of Derby (age 70), the Earl (age 51) and Countess of Yarborough (age 51), Ellen Lady Inchiquin and the Hon Lilah O'Brien, Lord and Lady Charles Beresford, Lord and Lady Leith of Fyvie, Lady Saltoun, Baroness Nunburnholme (age 30), Baroness Newborough, Sir John and Lady Lister-Raye, Lord and Lady Monson, Lord and Baroness Savile, Lady Rothschild, Viscount and Viscountess AIdleton, Lady Alexander Paget, Lady Harcourt, Lady Desborough, Lord Suffield, Sir Herbert and Lady Jekyll and Miss Jekyll, the Hon. Sir Francis and Baroness Ufford and Miss Viliers, Lady Heien Vincent, Lord Knaresborough and the Hon. Helen Meysey-Thompson, Lady Pauncefote, Lord and Lady Weardale, Lady Grace Baring, Lord Strathcona, Lady Margaret Graham and Miss Graham, Sir Francis and Lady Channing, Mary Baroness Gerard, Baroness Manners and the Hon. Misses Manners, Lady Edward Cavendish, Mme. Langenbach, Lord Revelstoke, the Countess of Bessborough (age 84) and Ladv Gweneth Ponsonby (age 22), Lord Aberdare and the Hon. Eva Bruce, the Hon. Harry and Mrs. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs. F. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Arthur James, Mrs. Walter Burns, Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, Mrs. Lowther and Miss Lokther, Mine. Vagliano, Captain and Mrs. Clonman, Miss Ralli, Mr. William Giuett, Mrs: Hwfa Williams, the Hon. Mrs. Derek Keppel, Mr. William Phillips, Mrs. Frank D'Arcy, the Hon. Lady Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Sassoon, Sir Bartle Frere, Mme. de Bille, Mrs. Featherston- haugh, Mrs. Cotton Jodrell, Mrs. Frank Mackay, the Hon. Urs. Charles Lawrence, the Hon. Mrs. Rochfort Maguire, Lady Barrymore, Mrs. Chauncey, and Mrs. Ronalds.

Lord (age 33) and Lady Acheson (age 22) left later in the afternoon for the Continent, the bride (age 22) travelling in a dress of grey chiffon and a large hat swathed in tulle to match the dress.

A list of the principal wedding presents was published in The Times yesterday.

In 1917 [her father] William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough (age 52) died. His son [her brother] George Denison 3rd Earl of Londesborough (age 24) succeeded 3rd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire.

In 1917 Alexander Mountbatten 1st Marquess Carisbrooke (age 30) and Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke (age 26) were married. She the daughter of William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough (age 52) and Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 56). He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 13 Jan 1920 [her daughter] Iris Mountbatten was born to [her husband] Alexander Mountbatten 1st Marquess Carisbrooke (age 33) and Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke (age 29). She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 23 Apr 1922 [her brother-in-law] Leopold Mountbatten (age 32) died.

1925. Glyn Philpot (age 40). Portrait of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke (age 34).

Around 1930. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 48). Portrait of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke (age 39).

On 13 Jun 1933 [her mother] Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 72) died.

On 16 Jul 1956 Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke (age 66) died.

On 23 Feb 1960 [her former husband] Alexander Mountbatten 1st Marquess Carisbrooke (age 73) died.

Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke 1890-1956 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803

Royal Ancestors of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke 1890-1956

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke 1890-1956

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Burton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Burton aka Conyngham 2nd Baron Conyngham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Conyngham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nathaniel Clements

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clements

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hannah Gore

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Denison 1st Baron Londesborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Denison

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham

GrandFather: William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Forester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Cecil Forester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Weld-Forester Baroness Londesborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Father: William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Smith

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Smith

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Culling Smith

Great x 1 Grandmother: Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort

Great x 3 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wellesley

Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Piers

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Child

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Child

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland

GrandFather: Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Forbes 3rd Earl Granard

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Forbes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Capell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nathaniel Curzon 4th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Assheton Curzon 1st Viscount Curzon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Assheton Baroness Curzon 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Penn Curzon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hanmer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Esther Hanmer Baroness Curzon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Von Keilmansegg Viscountess Howe 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bisshopp 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Boscawen Lady Bisshopp 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Cooke

Great x 3 Grandfather: George John Cooke 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Twysden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bowyer 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Bowyer of Harefield Park, London 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stonhouse