Person Open DS/UK/4288 Villiers; Lady; Constance (1840-1922); Countess of Derby; British wife of 17th Earl of Derby Villiers Constance Lady 1840-1922 British wife of 17th Earl of Derby Female

Lady Constance Villiers, (daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.B) married Lord derby on 31 May 1864. She was born in 1840. They had eight sons and two daughters (of whom one son and one daughter died as children). They lived in Canada, while her husband was Governor General. She was responsible for the foundation of the Lady Stanley Institute for Trained Nurses in Ottawa, Ontario, as well as a Maternity Hospital. She was president of the $4,000 fund instituted by the women of Canada for the presentation of a wedding gift to the present Prince and Princess of Wales: a sleigh, robes, harness and horses and a canoe. In 1890 Prince George of Wales, later Prince of Wales was their guest at Rideau Hall. In 1903 His Majesty the King was their guest at their residence, St. James Square, London, England. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/5/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 1497708f-29e8-407c-9319-7b4d73ee98fe