Mildred Marion Jessup | |
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| Born | October 6, 1868  Glamis Castle |
| Died | June 9, 1897 (aged 28) France |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Spouse(s) | Augustus Jessup |
| Children | Alfred Claude Jessup, Alexander Jessup |
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Lady Mildred Marion Bowes-Lyon Jessup (October 6, 1868 – June 9, 1897) was a Scottish composer, creator of the opera Etelinda (1894).
Mildred Marion Bowes-Lyon was born on October 6, 1868 in Glamis Castle, one of eleven children of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Frances Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.[1] She was the aunt of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[2][3] She came from a musically inclined family and her mother toured her eleven children as a concert party for charity events.[1]
In 1890, she married wealthy American businessman Augustus Jessup.[1] While wealthy American women had long married titled British men, this marriage was thought to be the first example of the reverse.[2]
Mildred Marion Jessup died on 9 June 1897 in France.
References
edit- ^ a b c Ewan, Elizabeth L.; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (2007-06-27). Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1.
- ^ a b "Lady Mildred Marion Bowes-Lyon Jessup 1868 - 1897". Victorian English Opera.
- ^ Burdekin, Russell (September 2022). "Lady Mildred Jessup's Etelinda" (PDF).
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