Augusta Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, DBE

Marriage

She married John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute, son of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of the County of Bute and Hon. Gwendolen Mary Anne Fitzalan-Howard, on 6 July 1905 at Castle Bellingham, Kilsaran, County Louth, Ireland. Both her father and her father-in-law were noted converts to Roman Catholicism.

After her marriage Augusta Bellingham was styled as Marchioness of Bute and her married name became Crichton-Stuart. She and her husband had seven children.

Children

The Marchioness of Bute with her children in 1912 Mary Crichton-Stuart (8 May 1906-1980) married Edward Walker and had issue Sir John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of the County of Bute (b. 4 August 1907-d. 14 August 1956) Jean Crichton-Stuart (b. 28 October 1908-d. 23 October 1995), married Lt.-Cmdr. Hon. James Bertie and had issue (two sons); her elder son was Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1988 until his death in 2008. Robert Crichton-Stuart (b. 12 December 1909-d. 1976), married Lady Janet Egida Montgomerie (1911–1999), daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton and had issue. David Crichton- Stuart (b. 8 February 1911-d. 1970)), married Ursula Packe and had issue. Patrick Crichton-Stuart (b. 1 February 1913-d. 5 February 1956), married Jane von Bahr and had issue. Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (b. 4 June 1917-d. 25 June 1969) Honours[edit] She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1918. She was also invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and decorated with the Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth of Belgium.

She died in 1947, aged 66.

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MOUNT STUART ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL 1914 - 1918

With the outbreak of war, Augusta Crichton-Stuart and her husband John, the Marchioness and Marquess of the County of Bute, offered their home to the nation. The red sandstone Victorian Gothic Mansion became known as Mount Stuart Royal Naval Hospital, the transformation being carried out under the direction of the Marchioness of Bute. Lady Bute also received instruction in nursing, and administered the hospital throughout the war. She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1918. She was also invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and decorated with the Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth of Belgium. She and her husband had seven children, the last born during the war, in June of 1917.

Isle of Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Augusta Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, DBE (19 August 1880 – 16 May 1947) was a daughter of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Gainsborough.

Contents 1 Marriage 2 Children 3 Honours 4 Death 5 External links Marriage[edit] She married John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute, son of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of the County of Bute and Hon. Gwendolen Mary Anne Fitzalan-Howard, on 6 July 1905 at Castle Bellingham, Kilsaran, County Louth, Ireland. Both her father and her father-in-law were noted converts to Roman Catholicism.

After her marriage Augusta Bellingham was styled as Marchioness of Bute and her married name became Crichton-Stuart. She and her husband had seven children.

Children[edit]

The Marchioness of Bute with her children in 1912 Mary Crichton-Stuart (8 May 1906 – 1980) married Edward Walker and had issue Sir John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of the County of Bute (b. 4 August 1907-d. 14 August 1956) Jean Crichton-Stuart (b. 28 October 1908-d. 23 October 1995), married Lt.-Cmdr. Hon. James Bertie and had issue (two sons); her elder son was Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1988 until his death in 2008. Robert Crichton-Stuart (b. 12 December 1909-d. 1976), married Lady Janet Egida Montgomerie (1911–1999), daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton and had issue. David Crichton- Stuart (b. 8 February 1911-d. 1970)), married Ursula Packe and had issue. Patrick Crichton-Stuart (b. 1 February 1913-d. 5 February 1956), married Jane von Bahr and had issue. Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (b. 4 June 1917-d. 25 June 1969) Honours[edit] She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1918. She was also invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and decorated with the Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth of Belgium.

Death[edit] She died in 1947, aged 66.

External links[edit] Profile, Peerage.com; accessed 26 March 2016. Letters, hrc.utexas.edu; accessed 26 March 2016.

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