Duchess of Abercorn

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Duchess of Abercorn is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Abercorn, an extant title in the Peerage of Ireland which was created in 1868 by Queen Victoria.[1] Alexandra Phillips married James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn in 1966.[2] She was the last person to hold this title and, since her death in 2018, no one holds it, as the 5th Duke is alive and unmarried.

Duchesses of Abercorn

# Name Birth Marriage Became Duchess of Abercorn Spouse Death Ceased being Duchess of Abercorn Reason ceased being Duchess of Abercorn
1 Louisa Russell 8 July 1812 25 October 1832[3][4] 10 August 1868 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn 31 March 1905 31 October 1885 Husband's death
2 Mary Curzon-Howe 23 July 1848 7 January 1869 31 October 1885 James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn 10 May 1929[5] 3 January 1913 Husband's death
3 Rosalind Bingham 26 February 1869 1 November 1894[6] 3 January 1913 James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn 18 January 1958 12 September 1953 Husband's death[7]
4 Kathleen Crichton 8 July 1905 9 February 1928[8] 12 September 1953 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn 2 February 1990 4 June 1979 Husband's death
5 Alexandra Phillips 27 February 1946 20 October 1966 4 June 1979 James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn 10 December 2018[9][10] Died[11]

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