Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne
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Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, CI
(29 May 1896–28 August 1979) was an Anglo-Irish
aristocrat, socialite and victim of the Provisional IRA.
and Agatha Stewart Hodgson, granddaughter of William Forsyth QC
. On 22 January 1919, she married Hon. Michael Knatchbull
, a son of Cecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne
and his eventual successor.
They had two children:
On 15 February 1933, her husband succeeded his father as 5th Baron Brabourne and Doreen became The Lady Brabourne.
(the father of her younger son's wife), their grandson Nicholas, and a local fishing boy Paul Maxwell, on Donegal Bay
, County Sligo. A bomb had been planted in Lord Mountbatten's fishing boat by a member of the Provisional IRA
. Lady Brabourne died the next day.
Order of the Crown of India
The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system.The Order was established by Queen Victoria in 1878, when she became Empress of India. The Order is open only to women; no new appointments have been made after the Partition of India in 1947...
(29 May 1896–28 August 1979) was an Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
aristocrat, socialite and victim of the Provisional IRA.
Family life
Lady Brabourne was born The Lady Doreen Geraldine Browne, the third daughter of George Ulick Browne 6th Marquess of SligoMarquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the...
and Agatha Stewart Hodgson, granddaughter of William Forsyth QC
William Forsyth QC
William Forsyth QC was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Member of Parliament . He was born at Greenock in Renfrewshire, son of Thomas Forsyth and Jean Campbell Hamilton. He died at Knightsbridge, Middlesex....
. On 22 January 1919, she married Hon. Michael Knatchbull
Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne
Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne, GCSI, GCIE, MC was a British peer and soldier, the son of the 4th Baron Brabourne....
, a son of Cecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne
Baron Brabourne
Baron Brabourne, of Brabourne in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for the Liberal politician Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, the second son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet, of Mersham Hatch...
and his eventual successor.
They had two children:
- The Hon. Norton Cecil Michael KnatchbullNorton Knatchbull, 6th Baron BrabourneNorton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne was a British peer and soldier, the son of Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne....
, later 6th Baron Brabourne (1922–1943) - The Hon. John Ulick KnatchbullJohn Knatchbull, 7th Baron BrabourneJohn Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, CBE , professionally known as John Brabourne, was a British peer, television producer and Academy-award nominated film producer....
, later 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005)
On 15 February 1933, her husband succeeded his father as 5th Baron Brabourne and Doreen became The Lady Brabourne.
Death
On 27 August 1979, the dowager Lady Brabourne was seriously injured in an explosion which killed Lord MountbattenLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(the father of her younger son's wife), their grandson Nicholas, and a local fishing boy Paul Maxwell, on Donegal Bay
Donegal Bay
Donegal Bay is an inlet in the northwest of Ireland. Three counties – Donegal to the north and west, Leitrim and Sligo to the south – have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean...
, County Sligo. A bomb had been planted in Lord Mountbatten's fishing boat by a member of the Provisional IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
. Lady Brabourne died the next day.