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Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne

1862 - 1938

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Cecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (née Cavendish-Bentinck; 11 September 1862 – 23 June 1938) was the mother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and maternal grandmother and godmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne is the 238th most popular companion (down from 149th in 2019), the 820th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 449th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Companion.

Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II. She was born in 1900 to Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. After marrying John Albert Edward, Lord Glamis, in 1922, she became known as the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

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Among companions, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne ranks 238 out of 784. Before her are Meritamen, Maria Anna of Austria, Charlotte of Savoy, Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sophie of Württemberg, and Vibia Sabina. After her are Rachele Mussolini, Brunhilda of Austrasia, Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, Frederica of Baden, Bertha of Holland, and Louise of the Netherlands.

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Among people born in 1862, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne ranks 22. Before her are Victoria of Baden, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Emilio Salgari, Helene Schjerfbeck, Nikolai Yudenich, and Louis Barthou. After her are Henri Pirenne, J. Bruce Ismay, Siegbert Tarrasch, Prince Henry of Prussia, Daniel Swarovski, and Aurel Stein. Among people deceased in 1938, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne ranks 31. Before her are Robert Johnson, King Oliver, Lev Shestov, Bruno Taut, Vasily Blyukher, and Hans Christian Gram. After her are William Stern, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Marianne von Werefkin, John Flanagan, Feodor Chaliapin, and Otto Bauer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne ranks 820 out of 8,785. Before her are Beatrice Webb (1858), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Douglas Adams (1952), Thomas Wolsey (1473), Thomas Cranmer (1489), and Annie Besant (1847). After her are Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921), James May (1963), Fatboy Slim (1963), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Hertha Ayrton (1854), and Colin Maclaurin (1698).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne ranks 28. Before her are Joan of the Tower (1321), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (1508), Philippa of Lancaster (1360), and Hugh Despenser the younger (1287). After her are Amélie of Orléans (1865), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), Louise of Great Britain (1724), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), and Charles Lightoller (1874).

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